Opinion Stories from August 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Here's thought on the bridge projectAug 10, 2012 5:00 pm - Have the Palatine Township board save the expanded cost of the Briarwood Lane Bridge project by redesigning the replacement with no impact on the approaches and landscap...
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Aug 10, 2012 4:08 pm - Pray for safety of all faith gatherings We as leaders, lay and clergy, of diverse religious groups in the Northwest suburbs write in response to the senseless shoot...
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Congress OKs oil industry giveawayAug 10, 2012 4:07 pm - House Republicans in the U.S. Congress once again wasted the people’s time by passing H.R. 6082, a blatant give away to oil companies that opens up previously protected ...
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Dismal July jobs report nothing to crow aboutAug 10, 2012 4:07 pm - The July jobs figure of 163,000 is irrational and deceptive given that this nation is having difficulty producing even enough jobs to keep up with its population growth....
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The case against re-electionAug 10, 2012 1:48 pm - There are two ways to run against Barack Obama: stewardship or ideology. You can run against his record or you can run against his ideas. The stewardship case is pretty...
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No one’s forced to eat at Chick-fil-AAug 10, 2012 10:34 am - My understanding of this entire mess is that Mr. Cathy of Chick-fil-A said he believes same-sex marriage is wrong according to the Bible. He did not say that he does not...
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Some solutions to high gas pricesAug 10, 2012 10:34 am - Well, here we are again. The was a little burp in gasoline supply, the speculators jumped in and — voila! — the consumer saw gas prices rise between 40 and 50 cents a ga...
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Alter pension system to be sustainableAug 10, 2012 10:33 am - A recent article in the Daily Herald, “Chief gets $136,000 salary and a $100,000 pension,” illustrates the absurdity of the government pension system. A pension based on...
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Pray for safety of all faith gatheringsAug 10, 2012 10:33 am - We as leaders, lay and clergy, of diverse religious groups in the Northwest suburbs write in response to the senseless shooting at the Sikh temple in a Milwaukee suburb....
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Don’t fund schools with property taxesAug 10, 2012 10:33 am - An open letter to Gov. Pat Quinn: I bought my house — a modest, three-bedroom split level — in July 1955, and it has been my home ever since. My property tax for the fir...
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