Opinion Stories from November 12, 2017 (Change date)
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No real debate on climate in 10 yearsNov 12, 2017 11:05 pm - Will the climate "alarmists" ever get it right? I am getting weary of the doom and gloomers changing their story line about climate change over and over through the deca...
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Quit watching the NFL, too politicalNov 12, 2017 11:05 pm - A letter stated that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence should get a dictionary to find the meaning of kneeling during our national anthem. This perso...
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All should have a shot to be engineerNov 12, 2017 11:05 pm - Many students are being shortchanged and discriminated against if given no high school mathematical physics and/or chemistry course in their high school program and will...
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Why Reformation anniversary ignored?Nov 12, 2017 11:05 pm - Every decade or so historians are asked what, in their opinion, were the most important events in world history. For the last millennium the Protestant Reformation of 15...
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Editorial: Metra must do more to show it has hold on the futureNov 13, 2017 7:30 pm - To some extent, Metra passengers should not be surprised to see fare increases for a fourth straight year. Beginning in 2014, the agency outlined a 10-year, $2.4 billion...
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TMA Releases 2017 Legislative ScorecardNov 14, 2017 6:45 am - Today, the Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA) released their 2017 Legislative Scorecard. TMA places great importance on keeping the public informed of how th...
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Begin purge at the pollsNov 14, 2017 10:12 am - It occurs to me that while our daily conversations regarding the incompetence, insensitivity, and self-righteousness of President Trump are warranted, we might better be...
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Keys to balancing state budgetNov 12, 2017 12:00 am - Here's how to balance the state budget: Hire a woman with at least two kids in school, grade school, or college (student loans). Clothes, books, she manages all the mone...
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Strongmen have a new playbook for consolidating powerNov 12, 2017 12:00 am - The news out of Saudi Arabia has been startling. A country famous for its stability to the point of stagnation is watching a 32-year-old crown prince arrest his relative...
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Distinguishing between evil and mental illnessNov 14, 2017 10:12 am - This in in response to a political cartoon in the Herald Nov. 7, depicting a mass shooter with no face wielding a gun. Arrow pointing to the brain labeled MENTAL ILLNESS...
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