Opinion Stories from July 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Keep religion out of marriage rights debateJul 25, 2013 9:32 am - It never ceases to amaze me how religious zealots use The Bible to justify obstructing the civil rights of nontraditional families because in their eyes, the families of...
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Start over with a new Metra boardJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - The Metra board of directors continues to fail in its primary responsibilities: overseeing the finances of the organization and setting its policies, not meddling in sta...
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Unions became downfall of DetroitJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - Detroit was once the affluent industrial capital, a city with its own emblematic musical sound and a storied union movement That drew Democratic presidential candidates ...
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Preserve the right to protect ourselvesJul 30, 2013 5:27 pm - In her July 21 column, Kathleen Parker tries to “split the baby,” finally coming down, as almost all the Fourth Estate have, against Zimmerman. Her question is, in effec...
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Editorial: Not ideal, but it’s best time to talk about gas taxJul 27, 2013 12:33 pm - With only one year left on Illinois’ current construction program, a coalition of business and labor groups is trying to get discussion started about what to do when it ...
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These sentences unmatched to crimesJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - What is wrong with our legal system? Ex-teacher Jack Pickup has been sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service and a court cost fine of $3,0...
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President, press not answering questionsJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - The president is worried about states’ rights allowing stand-your-ground laws, but he might serve the country better if he would focus on the illegal guns used every day...
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Facts, interpretations and matters of entitlementJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - A common expression asserts that we are all entitled to our own opinions but we are not entitled to our own facts. How about our interpretations regarding a fact? Or our...
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The things Trayvon might have doneJul 25, 2013 4:40 am - The things Trayvon might have done President Barack Obama, a Democrat, recently commented on George Zimmerman’s acquittal. He said that Zimmerman’s victim, Trayvon ...
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Trayvon protests aren’t helpingJul 25, 2013 4:40 am - Trayvon protests aren’t helping The George Zimmerman trial has stirred up angry protests against our legal system. The legal system is not perfect and needs some re...
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