Opinion Stories from May 9, 2012 (Change date)
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To the driver who killed baby gooseMay 10, 2012 11:36 am - To the man (and I use that word loosely) driving the silver sports car who was in such a hurry he couldn’t wait for a flock of Canada geese and their newborns to cross a...
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Kirk’s recovery video is both welcome, helpfulMay 09, 2012 9:35 am - He’s one of just two from the state of Illinois and one of just 100 in the country. So the release Tuesday of a video of Sen. Mark Kirk, showing how far he has come...
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‘New reality’ applies to legislators, tooMay 09, 2012 5:01 am - In his April 23 letter to the editor, “Will we cut benefits for lawmakers, too?” Mr. Roger Thomas Seely points out how, in a “new reality,” benefit cuts to the Teachers’...
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An objective test for news biasMay 09, 2012 5:01 am - The Daily Herald’s Opinion page editor, Jim Slusher, recently wrote a column defending his paper against readers’ accusations of media bias. Like others, I feel that his...
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Obama could learn from LBJMay 09, 2012 5:01 am - Barack Obama has read and been influenced by Robert A. Caro’s classic biography of Robert Moses, “The Power Broker.” From the evidence, it is far from clear, though, tha...
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State blue as ocean, deficit as deepMay 09, 2012 1:01 am - Beloved Leader Quinn Jong-il: Greetings from the collared counties. From the shackled suburbs, we sing your praise. I am proud to report that, for 2011, my state income ...
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How about some occasional reality?May 09, 2012 1:01 am - Columnist Eugene Robinson asserts that extreme far right language is more dangerous than extreme far left language. I understand that he’s a liberal and has no admiratio...
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Candidates’ labor stance importantMay 09, 2012 1:01 am - There were protestors in Washington carrying placards saying, “Exporting Illegals = Jobs for Americans.” I wonder where the signs were saying, “Buy USA ONLY”? Next time...
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