Articles filed under Letters to the Editor

• Fight, but prepare for medical pot Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Lake Bluff letter to the editor: I received a positive jolt of common sense when on Jan. 16 a kindred spirit was found in a Daily Herald editorial, "Towns wise to prepare on medical marijuana."
  

   

• Time to support gay marriage Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Vernon Hills letter to the editor: I say that it's about time we recognize gay marriage as a legitimate way for same-sex couples to express their love and form stable families.
  

   

• Winfield United works for residents Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Winfield letter to the editor: Do members of Winfield United oppose politicians who do not want to hear from or care about us residents? Absolutely. Trustees work for the residents, not for themselves.
  

   

• Murders of unborn far exceed gun deaths Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Elgin letter to the editor: Since 1973, more than 55 million innocent, unborn human babies have been murdered by this heinous act — abortion. Yet, the leftist liberals, beginning with President Obama, Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, are bent on taking away the Second Amendment rights of law-aiding citizens.
  

   

• Politicians not voting for the people Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Rolling Meadows letter to the editor: Your cartoon about the debt ceiling that was published Jan. 29 left out the donkey? The Democrats also helped in making the debt so high.
  

   

• Every gun should be licensed by the state Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Arlington Heights letter to the editor: We now pay about $100 per year for our car to be licensed in the state of Illinois. Why not pay $100 per year for each gun, $1,000 for each semiautomatic, now on our streets? Failure to be licensed would be a mandatory prison sentence of one day or more.
  

   

• View 2nd Amendment in its entirety Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Palatine letter to the editor: If we are going to interpret the entire sentence, then it appears they were saying that if regular folks like you and me were members of a well regulated militia, we'd have the right to bear arms.
  

   

• The reality of public pension plans Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Lombard letter to the editor: Proponents of "defined contribution systems" of retirement plans do not know the realities of most Illinois public pension plans. When private businesses switched from "defined benefit" plans which guarantee retirees a certain income to "defined contribution" plans which require investments in 401(k) type systems, their employees were also part of the federally mandated Social Security System, a defined benefit system.
  

   

• ‘State-run media’ reports on march Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Lombard letter to the editor: I find it fascinating that The Associated Press in its Jan. 26 report referred to the participants of a march as "anti-abortion activists," "abortion opponents" and "anti-abortion demonstrators." Funny, as shown by the photograph that accompanied the article, I thought those that participated in the march referred to themselves as "pro-life."
  

   

• Harrop column needlessly harsh Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Naperville letter to the editor: In response to Froma Harrop's Jan. 24 editorial about computer genius Aaron Swartz's act of civil disobedience, I find Harrop's commentary to be exceptionally callous in light of his suicide.
  

   

• We need to get back to the basics Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Fox River Grove letter to thed editor: I read the Fence Post letter from Larry T. O'Neill dated Jan. 29 and I was surprised to hear what he had to say, exactly what I have been feeling. The tragedy in Sandy Hook goes way beyond guns and gun control laws. It is the steady deterioration of families as a whole. As a mother of three, my husband and I work very hard to keep our family strong and intact. It saddens me to think of all the awful events going on in the world today.
  

   

• Nothing to do with anything Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Wasco letter to the editor: I read with great interest your article about the Schaumburg Police Department, "Can officers' integrity ever be guaranteed?" Eric Peterson wrote about how high ethical standards is key and that integrity cannot be compromised when you are a police officer.
  

   

• Retired teachers deserve better Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Des Plaines letter to the editor: Many of my fellow retired colleagues and I are now in the autumn of our lives, and many elected officials and members of the citizenry think nothing of pulling the rug out from under us at this stage of our existence.
  

   

• Some thoughts on guns, taxes, driver’s licenses Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Streamwood letter to the editor: Giving driver's licenses to illegals is really dumb. What makes the governor think that the illegals will pay for car insurance?
  

   

• Those who make rules profiting nicely Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Elk Grove Village letter to the editor: The surrounding counties to D.C. in Virginia and Maryland are becoming some of the wealthiest in America. This would be encouraging if this area was industrialized and was producing something that contributed to our overall economy, but clearly it isn't and it doesn't.
  

   

• Call out Obama on health care Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Mundelein letter to the editor: A recent ABC-TV program on health care asked President Obama and some unnamed senators if they would be switching to the new universal health care law.
  

   

• Don’t misquote Bible on homosexuality Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Ingleside letter to the editor: In the "I don't to I do" column, a "theologian" was listed as one who supports gay marriage. Let's be very clear about this.
  

   

• Hotel news welcome in Fox Lake, but ... Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Fox Lake letter to the editor: For over a decade, elected officials and citizens have actively pursued a hotel developer that will work as a partner to geta good quality hotel in Fox Lake.
  

   

• Use of ‘hey,’ Spanish are quite insulting Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  An Elgin letter to the editor: Kathleen Parker, I don't know if you or your editor are responsible for the "headline" of your article. I find "Hey" very insulting and derogatory as a way to get someone's attention. My children and grandchildren have been taught not to use the word because of the above reasons.
  

   

• Deadly result of disarming a people Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  A St. Charles letter to the editor: Before you consider the next piece of anti-gun legislation, I'd like you to consider the following: Thirty-five million uniformed soldiers died in the 20th century fighting in various wars. More soldiers died in the last century in war, than in all other centuries combined.