Northfield Opinion
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More gambling won’t fix budgetJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - In their quest for new casinos in and around the city of Chicago, state Sen. John Cullerton, state Rep. Lou Lang, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other prominent public officials...
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Open adoptions not always so openJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you, Daily Herald, for the wonderfully uplifting story of open adoption on the front page Nov. 27. It is heartwarming to see the love these two sets of parents hav...
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President’s making some big mistakesJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - Now, we know election 2012 is nearing, as one of the frequent contributors to Fence Post is back and promoting the Obama agenda. And soon we will hear from the companion...
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Legislative leaders put re-election firstJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - State Senate President John Cullerton gave a recent response to an editorial on tax breaks for Sears describing how he championed the deal and was working to make sure i...
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Give immigrants a chance at the dreamJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - A Nov. 12 article in The New York Times, “Under New U.S. Policy on Deportation,” is very inconsistent. I believe we will find a common ground on solving this issue. Pres...
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Value of life must not be diminishedDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - We can only imagine the extreme panic, loss of reason and contempt for human life that it takes for someone to kill a newborn child. Yet 19-year-old Jessica Cruz of Hano...
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Emanuel’s policies stifle freedomsDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Near the beginning of the 20th century, the labor group Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known as the “Wobblies,” was smeared and vilified in the press by the move...
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Why the royal treatment for Blago?Dec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Congratulations for “Blago.” How wonderful, an extra month of freedom before you start your supposed 14-year sentence for corruption. How nice of Judge Zagel granting hi...
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Schools must live within their meansDec 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Before the ink gets dry on my morning Herald, let me forward my thanks and appreciation for the editorial on the rash of school district actions approving tax levies. Wi...
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Is Roskam really working for us?Dec 29, 2011 4:00 am - I just received a very slick and colorful mailing from Congressman Peter Roskam — the No. 1 user of congressional free postage. I object! In small type it’s noted “this ...