Opinion Stories from December 16, 2012 (Change date)
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More taxation is not the answerDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Maureen Yates (“Millionaires can afford tax increases,” Dec. 4) tells us that if someone has a lot of money, the government should simply take even more of it in taxes t...
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Dispelling the second-term bluesDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - A president’s first term is a fresh track in the snow. His second term moves on a set of rutted paths. The shiny cause has become a vast machine, its wheels spinning on ...
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List of legislative districts was helpfulDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you for printing the list of legislative districts. That’s a great service and you didn’t have to do it! Now I know what I didn’t know and need to know. Mary Dobbi...
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Brubeck’s death a loss for music loversDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - America and the world have lost a true cultural icon and jazz giant, Dave Brubeck. Brubeck revolutionized jazz in the 1950s much as Charley Parker and dizzy Gillespie di...
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Consider the life of a human beingDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Jim Peterson, your Nov. 24 letter paints a very negative approach to the subject of life. I understand you to convey that since so many abortions have taken place, why t...
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Congress’ public standing very shakyDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - As we move deeper into December, the question for Congress is this: Can members of the House and Senate do something to make the public feel more positive about Congress...
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Hurricane harangue was disaster bigotryDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - I am certain you will receive many letters about John R. Beeson’s Fence Post harangue regarding hurricane aid. Insurance certainly does help hurricane victims; however, ...
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Indoctrination starts in collegeDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - It was very fascinating to me that in trying to decode the election results I noticed that Mitt Romney did very well with white people that had high school diplomas, but...
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More questions on immigrant licensesDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - I agree with the Lake Bluff resident Nancy Thorner’s comments in the Fence Post of Dec. 13 about granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. A few points I might a...
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Editorial: The unopened gifts in Newtown, Conn.Dec 16, 2012 8:48 am - We’re left this sad December morning with a somewhat useless preoccupation, a relentless cruel wondering. We gaze at our own children, and the wistful questions occur t...
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