Opinion Stories from February 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Feb 11, 2013 3:20 pm - End the nation’s overspending habit Help! I’ve been transported to a make-believe America, and I need to get back to the real United States. In this fantasy-fueled...
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House rule on review of bills is an outrageFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - On Jan. 30, the Illinois House of Representatives voted along strict partisan lines to establish the new rules of operation for the 98th General Assembly. The House Demo...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...
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Women in combat is long overdueFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - As the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, I would very briefly respond to the recent column by Kathleen Parker (“Women in combat and Congress’ wimps”). My ...
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Our national security has to come firstFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - The news media and some of our federal legislators wish to criticize John Brennan for what his views on “enhanced interrogation techniques” might be. Well, I and many, m...
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Tough times for California bashersFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - Something about California sets conservative teeth on edge. In the Republican manual, liberal spending priorities married to an activist government cohabiting with a hed...
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Four ladies from BurmaFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - When Burma’s Zin Mar Aung was placed in solitary confinement for trying to organize students in 1999, Bill Clinton was president of the United States. When she was relea...
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Some state data illegal to give outFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - During my years as a newspaper reporter, I used to love digging up public records. I learned early in my career that it is one thing to be told information, but it is ev...
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