Opinion Stories from January 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Abortion also is a tragedyJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - Are guns the real problem? In the ten minutes it took a mass murderer to leave his car, break into a school full of children and kill 20 of them, in those ten minutes, o...
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Editorial: Let’s work together on school pension issueJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - Last week, a video surfaced showing Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, making inflammatory — and inaccurate — comments about “the gazillionaires” duri...
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Asking for the impossible?Jan 13, 2013 4:00 am - All were shocked and horrified at the massacre of schoolchildren in Connecticut. There are things which can be done to mitigate future events of this sort. However, vili...
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Meet the new boss, same as the old bossJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - The newly sworn-in members of the Illinois legislature (with the exception of those facing criminal charges) are the taxpayers’ next best hope for integrity in governmen...
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Armed guards at schools no solutionJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - I favor the right to own certain kinds of guns but was amazed at National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre’s suggestion that having armed guards at every school may ...
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Tragedy can bring country togetherJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - Living in this beautiful country grants us freedom. But unfortunately, the land of the free isn’t free of horrific tragedies. The senseless and brutal killings of innoce...
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Wife took wedding vows to heartJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - “For better or for worse” Those are the wedding vows my sister and her husband took in 1962. They had two sons and a typical marriage until 1981 when her husband was par...
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Name calling shows no valid argumentsJan 13, 2013 3:10 am - Name calling shows no valid arguments I am writing in response to a Dec. 18 letter. 1. Name calling is proof of having no rational arguments. 2. Obama is not a soci...
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Government cares more for gun ownersJan 13, 2013 3:10 am - We are all upset about what happened in Newtown, Conn. And to think it could happen even in our small town of Warrenville is very upsetting to all of us. We pray, light ...
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Bad mix: Pensions and governmentJan 13, 2013 3:10 am - Bad mix: Pensions and government How did we allow a socialist concept like pension funds creep into our lives? Teachers especially were stupid and naive to give a ...
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