Northfield Opinion
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Florida Family Values lacking in valuesDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - Regarding the article concerning Lowe’s taking heat after pulling their ads from the TLC show, “American Muslims:” I stand with those who condemn this bigoted action. On...
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Don’t confuse abortion, health careDec 16, 2011 4:00 am - Why does Terry Cosgrove, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood of Illinois political action committee (Personal PAC) jump to the defense of Gov. Quinn (Fence Post,...
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Our American family is stressed outDec 15, 2011 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful, spend time with family and friends, and eat from the bounty of God’s good earth. But maybe it should be the day we celebrate the b...
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Money too greatly influences campaignsDec 15, 2011 5:00 am - Lazlo Stephen in his recent letter claimed the drawdown of troops in Iraq is a mistake, and he attributes self-serving motives to President Obama for doing so. The elect...
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Seniors elected those who misspent fundsDec 15, 2011 5:00 am - Liz Mueller claims in her Fence Post letter (Nov. 25) that seniors aren’t to blame for the Social Security and Medicare mess. It is the politicians who spent the money t...
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‘True progressive’ is right for CongressDec 15, 2011 4:00 am - I’m writing to talk about a great young candidate named Ilya Sheyman. I’ve had the pleasure to canvass for his campaign and it was a great experience. Sheyman is a Jewis...
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Festival of Trees a great successDec 15, 2011 12:00 am - On behalf of the clients served by the Ecker Center for Mental Health, I would like to thank everyone who made the 11th annual Festival of Trees event at the Centre of E...
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Obama shares blame for committee failureDec 14, 2011 4:00 am - Like many Americans, I am not surprised that the “supercommittee” couldn’t rise to the challenge. However, unlike Eugene Robinson, who places the blame squarely on Repub...
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Insider information tempting CongressDec 14, 2011 4:00 am - Steve Kroft did a nice piece on “60 Minutes Overtime” about insider trading on Capitol Hill. Al Lewis, a columnist for Dow Jones Wire, wrote a similar article about the ...
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Monkeys might as well run governmentDec 14, 2011 4:00 am - Every government run by humans has eventually failed. The Roman Empire, the British Empire, and now? Perhaps we should think about turning over the role of government to...