Opinion Stories from September 10, 2013 (Change date)
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Examining our conversations about raceSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - When people call for a national “conversation” about race, what they really have in mind is a lecture. Sometimes President Obama is among them. So at the expense of alie...
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Give a thumbs up to your crossing guardSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - You see them in the mornings, at lunch or after school, holding up a familiar sign and waving schoolchildren by. They are a part of our everyday lives during the school ...
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Hopes Palatine will reconsider its voteSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - Responding to comments made regarding Catherine Alice Gardens of Palatine by Chris Peterson (Aug. 19), regarding the majority rejection by the Palatine council, you are ...
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Editorial: First things first on Illinois tax reformSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - Lawmakers like Elgin’s Democratic Sen. Mike Noland who appear eager to generate revenue through a graduated income tax in Illinois should consider a couple of thoughts b...
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Caught in red-light merry-go-roundSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - If you live long enough you may incur what I call the “Mikado syndrome.” As in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta it must be “a source of innocent merriment” to someone a...
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President likely to stray from the factsSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - The editorial departments of newspapers, radio and TV have a responsibility to listen to the president’s speech tonight and correct the inaccuracies we will be told as h...
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Tell your reps to vote no on Syria strikeSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - Please contact your congressional representative and Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk as soon as possible to prevent imminent, armed U.S. intervention in Syria. Certainly...
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An urgent plea to President ObamaSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - A universal strike in Syria would represent a break from the multilateral stance you championed during your campaigns. In your first presidential run you embraced a fore...
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Cannon right to oppose Meacham Road wideningSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - We commend Rolling Meadows 1st Ward Alderman Mike Cannon for his stand against the mindless widening of Meacham Road between Algonquin Road and Emerson Drive. Alderman C...
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Missing the vibrant city of days gone bySep 10, 2013 5:00 am - What has happened to Rolling Meadows? Can you remember the north shopping center which was full of shops and businesses for various needs — an Ace Hardware store, a liqu...
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