Opinion Stories from May 14, 2014 (Change date)
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White House was silent on embassy attackMay 14, 2014 5:05 am - On the day of the attack of our embassy and Ambassador Stevens in Libya, where was the White House or State Department "special report" interruption on TV or on any news...
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Don't let state board co-opt local schoolsMay 14, 2014 5:05 am - The Illinois State Board of Education is pushing forward with legislation, HB 5537, that will allow it to remove locally elected school board members from office for wha...
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Not all life-or-death cases are clear-cutMay 14, 2014 5:05 am - Mr. Lorimer (Your Views, April 24) invites reasoned discussion of the contentious topic of abortion. Wonderful. First things first: Abortion is serious, and the fewer th...
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Hung up on BenghaziMay 14, 2014 5:05 am - Tuning the car radio some weeks back, I heard the president denounced as a moron. I was shocked. I had reached some right-wing talker and he was carrying on about someth...
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Over-regulation, not training, is the issueMay 14, 2014 5:05 am - Thanks to the Daily Herald for printing such a concise example of how out of touch this president and his supporters are regarding jobs and their continued failure to su...
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Death unto othersMay 14, 2014 5:05 am - When Lady Justice takes a count of bleeding hearts outside the execution chamber, she won't find mine among them. I am no passionate opponent of the death penalty. I am ...
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Don't retire at age 62, stay engagedMay 14, 2014 12:05 am - Don't retire at age 62, stay engaged Cause of Alzheimer's disease: Lack of exercise for the brain. Cure: Drop the practice of having employees retire at age 62 and ...
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Income tax hike is really permanentMay 14, 2014 12:05 am - Income tax hike is really permanent Should any of us really be surprised that Governor Quinn is being dishonest with the citizens of Illinois? After all, Illinois' ...
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Need a governor not afraid to make wavesMay 14, 2014 12:05 am - Need a governor not afraid to make waves I am writing to disagree with the April 27 letter from Bill Sarto, where he states that he will not vote for Bruce Rauner f...
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Why yet another probe of Benghazi?May 14, 2014 12:05 am - Why yet another probe of Benghazi? The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is again "investigating" the attack of the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Th...
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