Opinion Stories from May 4, 2011 (Change date)
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Tollway naming rights worth exploringMay 04, 2011 10:59 am - Drive along I-90/94 in Chicago and you go past U.S. Cellular Field while on the Dan Ryan Expressway and see the signs to United Center and Wrigley Field while on the Ken...
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Bills water down access to infoMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - A healthy democracy requires a confident public that has the skills to participate in the democratic process, balanced against institutional policies that promote access...
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It takes a local touch to bring a global story homeMay 05, 2011 12:15 am - “This,” said Executive Editor Madeleine Doubek to a meeting of Daily Herald editors planning stories for Tuesday's editions on the killing of Osama bin Laden, “is one of...
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Drilling here would pay off at the pumpMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - Don’t blame Libya for the high prices at the gas pump. Libya produces only about 2 percent of the world’s oil, and the bulk of their output goes to Europe. It is estimat...
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Three-prong fix to federal budgetMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - The best way to reduce the deficit is to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, eliminate tax breaks for oil companies and multinational corporations sending jobs overseas and...
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Public workers are self-sacrificingMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - Recently, a letter was published in Fence Post that called teachers, firemen and policemen “crybabies.” I wonder, does the writer really think that finding and carrying ...
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Get tougher against uninsured driversMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - This is in response to the recent letter in Fence Post by Pete Mayhew on uninsured motorists. I couldn’t agree more. In April 2010, my youngest daughter and a friend wer...
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Does Hubble as rec center make sense?May 04, 2011 6:44 pm - For Sale: $100 million recreation facility — 5 cents on a dollar. Wheaton Warrenville District 200 hopes to sell old Hubble School for a little over $5 million. To repli...
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The other big news about bin LadenMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - The big news is not that Osama bin Laden is dead. I mean, that is certainly big news, but a guy in hiding who has a record price tag on his head is not exactly an effect...
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It’s up, up, up on my tax billMay 04, 2011 6:44 pm - I was traveling recently and came home to my property tax bill. At first glance, I noticed I was paying less out of pocket than last year. Then I decided to really look ...
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