Opinion Stories from March 26, 2013 (Change date)
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National Kidney Month: Marching in the right direction toward kidney disease preventionMar 28, 2013 10:55 am - March is National Kidney Month, when we remember why it's important to do a little more maintenance than just spring cleaning. Kidney disease, sometimes chronic, is a si...
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Feeling ill about excessive sick leaveMar 26, 2013 10:21 am - When publications come out with lists of the best places to work, it’s a wonder Warren Township High School District 121 isn’t mentioned. After all, in 2009, it gave now...
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Another traffic jam, courtesy of Cook Co.Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - I would personally like to thank the Cook County Board president and the commissioners for causing more traffic issues on Lake Street in Bloomingdale (DuPage Co.) See, o...
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Which debt domino will fall next?Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Finally Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac generate earnings in 2012 after losing $180 billion the preceding three years at taxpayer expense. Is their recent performance sustain...
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A small expense to save a lifeMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Nine years ago, I lost my son, Ryan, to a heroin overdose. He was one month shy of his 18th birthday. He had been working hard to remain clean. He said to me, time and t...
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Herald hypocritical in mug shot postingMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding your article “Your reputation, for a price” on March 17, isn’t it hypocritical for the Daily Herald to feign outrage over the fact that websites charge for the...
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Spending decisions show lack of leadershipMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - The sequester has passed and the president has warned us about the thousands of teachers who will be let go, the long delays at the airports, the loss of government jobs...
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Columnist Cohen rewriting historyMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - In his March 12 column on FDR, Richard Cohen states that “the war in Europe was not won by the United States, but more so by the Soviet Union.” I think he is guilty of r...
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Learn from mistakes on gambling expansionMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - A March 7 headline in the Daily Herald read: “A good bet for state? Quinn says new casinos should fund schools, pension.” That’s exactly what all the headlines read over...
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Pensions ‘take from poor, give to rich’Mar 26, 2013 5:00 am - Jake Griffin’s column about the legal corruption at District 211 and other districts was enlightening. I had no idea that pensions were so ridiculously high in District ...
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