Opinion Stories from February 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Mubarak brought stability to EgyptFeb 08, 2011 8:51 am - I hope the people are a little smarter than some of our leaders in Washington. Haven’t we seen this picture before? Well, I heard Hillary Clinton speaking of Democratic ...
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A redeeming quality in our presidentFeb 08, 2011 8:50 am - I didn’t vote for President Obama because I considered him to be an empty suit and totally unqualified to be chief executive officer of any entity. After two years of hi...
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A way to undo the Emanuel decisionFeb 08, 2011 8:50 am - Who are these Illinois Supreme Court judges that act like the three famous monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Our 150 years of history in regards to the ...
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Birthing pains of democracy in the Middle EastFeb 09, 2011 10:06 am - Every once in a while, I resurrect my Oveta Culp Hobby Award. Hobby was the Texas newspaper publisher who became Dwight D. Eisenhower's secretary of health, education an...
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Movie showed value of school choiceFeb 08, 2011 11:00 am - I’m a senior at Wauconda High School, and I recently attended a screening of the film “The Cartel” sponsored by Americans for Prosperity and the Lake County Tea Party. T...
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Chicken Little and the U.S. debt ceilingFeb 08, 2011 8:48 am - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed to be channeling Chicken Little when he warned congressional Republicans that any delay in raising the debt ceiling beyond t...
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Democrats are in it for themselvesFeb 08, 2011 8:50 am - Well, I see that the real governor (Mike Madigan) gave the pretend governor (Pat Quinn) a demand: “Jump!” And Pat said, “How high, sir?” and the real governor said, “As ...
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How do we repay all those IOUs?Feb 08, 2011 3:18 pm - This is in response to Froma Harrop's Feb. 1 column, in which she defends the safety of Social Security finances by pointing out that the funds are invested in Treasurie...
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Choice among food, house, medical billsFeb 08, 2011 3:18 pm - I came down with a horrible deep-skin boil/infection that I'd hoped would go away on its own, but it didn't. I fearfully went to the hospital and received a bill for ove...
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Happy to see Rose is Rose in comicsFeb 08, 2011 3:18 pm - I am a new subscriber to your paper and to my delight, I found you include one of my favorite comic strips; Rose is Rose in your Sunday edition. I have all the books by ...
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