Opinion Stories from June 24, 2011 (Change date)
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The high road to oblivionJun 23, 2011 6:01 pm - Who is Jon Huntsman and where is he going? Even his campaign aides don’t seem to know. At the former Utah governor’s presidential kickoff speech on Tuesday, campaign wo...
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Put common sense back in fireams lawsJun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - The right to carry arms is for self-protection. The Constitution was written by generally common-sense farmers and businessmen. The time was after the Revolutionary War ...
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Radiation series had little basis in scienceJun 23, 2011 6:01 pm - Fear sells newspapers, but perpetuating ignorance shouldn’t be how the Daily Herald makes money. Shouldn’t the Daily Herald have a higher ethical standard? The series on...
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Support in-state hospital groupJun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - Centegra Health System and its predecessor organizations have supported the Northwest suburbs for more than 100 years. I believe that Centegra is a better choice to cont...
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Let’s save, not dismantle AmtrakJun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - As Washington talks of dramatic spending cuts, Amtrak looms as a victim. House Republicans are talking about killing Amtrak’s long-distance trains. Forty-two percent of ...
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Real reform needed for workers’ compJun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - While House Bill 1698 was a start, it fell short of meaningful workers’ comp reform that we need to ease the burden on employers and make Illinois more attractive to bus...
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High-tech, high-touch: Back to the futureJun 23, 2011 6:01 pm - While fetching my digital camera from the repair shop, I noted a bunch of clunky old film cameras and their flashes lining a back table. I thought no one used film anymo...
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Facts on teacher pensions, hoursJun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - As I an educator in a Northwest suburb, I’d like to respond to Jim Mark’s recent entertaining yet slanted letter. First, I have never worked only nine months. I’ve alway...
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Choose well, be cool and liveJun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - In less time than it takes to read this sentence, six teens decided to act. Now four of them are dead, leaving all their friends, family and neighbors with never-ending,...
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Thanks, from Boy Scout Troop 21Jun 23, 2011 6:02 pm - On behalf of Boy Scout Troop 21, we would like to thank those who sponsored our first pancake breakfast fundraiser at the West Chicago Blooming Fest. Each year, our troo...
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