Opinion Stories from October 24, 2011 (Change date)
-
A little restraint on taxes would helpOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - Gosh, all the local taxing units seem to think that everyone has excess money to pay for their wants and needs. Well, I can’t. I live on a fixed income, and this is not ...
-
Don’t blame public workers for woesOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - For years, a small but very wealthy group, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, has been railing against public pensions. Last spring they lobbied for ...
-
At a loss for a world viewOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - The demise of Moammar Gadhafi is big news around the world. Note to the Republican presidential candidates: This will come as a shock, but there are lots of other countr...
-
Study alternatives to youth prisonsOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - A new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests that imprisoning juveniles is ineffective, harmful and costly. It comes at a time when Gov. Pat Quinn is battling ...
-
Got exemption back, but law still wrongOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - Thanks to your article on 9/28/11 regarding the senior exemption. Upon review of our property tax records, my wife and I discovered that the Cook County Assessor’s Offic...
-
Time to stand up and demand actionOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - With the end of 2011 coming in Springfield and the start of the 2012 legislative session, two things will still remain the same. Illinois will be last in the nation in p...
-
IMSA president deserves his payOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - Dr. Max McGee is the poster child for double-dipping in Illinois? He’s the second president in the 25-year history of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. IMSA is I...
-
Village should stop Metropolis subsidiesOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - To the mayor and trustees of Arlington Heights: As a former elected official, I am appalled that you persist in throwing good money after bad! A municipality has no busi...
-
Restructure state’s debt and pay billsOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - I am pleased to see the press devote coverage to the issue of the state’s unpaid bills — this is a problem I have talked about since March. Now let’s give equal consider...
-
Golash made a good point on role modelsOct 24, 2011 5:01 am - Among one of my first tasks when I open the paper is going to the Neighbor section to read the Fencepost. These are comments by thoughtful neighbors giving their opinion...
Showing 1-10 of 15
next