Opinion Stories from April 13, 2013 (Change date)
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How far should majority rules go?Apr 13, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to commend Barry North on his “Let the people decide” letter of April 4. I assume he will also endorse, using his “people” philosophy, no restrictions on ab...
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The SoapboxApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - Winfield does its duty: Let’s hear it for the civic-minded citizenry of the village of Winfield. In a town of about 9,000 people, where hardball and contentious politics...
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Eminent domain part of foreclosure solutionApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - As of March 28, the U.S. had 90,566 vacant homes in foreclosure (what the industry calls zombie homes). Florida led with 90,566, but Illinois was second with 31,688. It ...
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Furthering the breakdown of the familyApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - Right now anyone who reads the paper, listens to radio and television or scans the Internet and has half a brain sees all of the problems we face as a country and, for t...
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We pay taxes for things we don’t useApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - After reading the article in the March 28 morning paper regarding the property tax debate in Long Grove, I had a good laugh about Mr. Borawski’s comment “That’s a heck o...
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Third candidate cost mayoral raceApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - Is Robin Meier’s campaign be to blame for Wally Frasier’s loss in the Mundelein mayoral race? It’s quite possible. They had similar ideas and opinions on the future of ...
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Responsibility missing from ruling on pillApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - An Associated Press story told about a recent decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman of New York. His ruling eliminates the age restriction for purchasing the so-...
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Keep Washington from overspendingApr 13, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy or if our federal government out of control. I just heard on the news that the federal government is giving Chicago $100 million to expa...
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Biggest mistake: U.S. delay on WWIIApr 13, 2013 4:40 am - Biggest mistake: U.S. delay on WWII I would like to comment on Richard Cohen’s World War II column and the fine response by Mr. Hogan on April 6. First, contending ...
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A case for abolishing political partiesApr 13, 2013 4:40 am - A case for abolishing political parties Don Buck wrote that there are two issues that are most of our financial and political problems. His solutions are excellent....
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