Opinion Stories from October 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Personal insurance rates skyrocketingOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - According to a letter I received from my insurer, starting in January 2014, insurance rates for an adult with one child will almost double for the same coverage with a h...
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Editorial: Suburban cops going into the ring to reach outOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Jeff Swoboda knows well that the most effective police work is in getting to know the people in your community — to show them you’re just as human as they are and to gai...
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Money is at the root of our warsOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Peter Reynolds (Your Views, Sept. 27), after seeing the mobile Vietnam memorial wall, asked why our country was involved in Vietnam as it seemed so senseless. The answer...
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Hooked on politics after one night in ’60Oct 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Nov. 4, 1960, I was a freshman at the University of Illinois-Navy Pier. I was not very political, though I had been following the presidential campaign between John K...
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Tax assessments not grounded in realityOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Sept. 25, I attended a meeting for Hanover Township residents to get information on how to appeal our real estate taxes. A representative from the board was explainin...
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Loss of draft made problems worseOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Today we see in the news on TV and radio and newspapers across our country telling us about all the gangs and killings that go on daily. We also see a lack of moral char...
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Anti-guns sign in the window? Laughable.Oct 25, 2013 5:00 am - The Silly Season is upon us. Illinois State Police have designed a sign that people can post in their place of business informing customers that concealed guns — while l...
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Respect for others’ viewpoints dyingOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - You hit the nail on the head in your editorial Sunday, Oct. 20. We have become a people divided and proud of it. Neither side listens to the other side or other viewpoi...
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More important: car or health insurance?Oct 25, 2013 4:40 am - More important: car or health insurance? I have been driving for 60 years. During all of those years of driving, I have never personally had a single claim against ...
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Our own Rush Limbaugh wannabeOct 25, 2013 4:40 am - Our own Rush Limbaugh wannabe We’ve all seen the great work the Tea Party is doing shutting down the government in Washington, but it was good to see them at work r...
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