Opinion Stories from August 20, 2018
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Flawed research was used to justify abortionAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Schaumburg letter to the editor: A recent letter to the editor claimed that women who kill their own unborn children do not suffer psychologically as a result of their abortion and have a 95 percent level of satisfaction with their decision.
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Security clearance ironyAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Wheaton letter to the editor: "President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex- CIA Director John Brennan."
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The Foxconn con jobAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Volo letter to the editor: Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos ought not lecture about the perceived environmental non-impacts of Foxconn.
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Not so great expectationsAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Hawthorn Woods letter to the editor: Reactions to political debates are reminiscent of the story of the three blind men and the elephant.
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Telling it like it isAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Schaumburg letter to the editor: I can't say enough about Mr. Williams' columns, he is by far my favorite columnist.
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Feds did heavy lifting; now fix the stateAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Libertyville letter to the editor: I was shocked that the crowd in article by James Fuller shouted "NO" to the question by Congressman Hultgren "Are you better off now?"
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Town hall wasn't set up to listen to votersAug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Wauconda letter to the editor: Last Monday, I attended my first town hall meeting as a constituent of Illinois' 14th congressional district for the federal House of Representatives.
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GOP has secret solution?Aug 30, 2018 2:10 PM - A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: I have recently concluded that the Republican members of Congress have invented clean air and water devices.
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Security clearance ironyAug 20, 2018 1:00 AM - "President Donald Trump abruptly revoked the security clearance of ex- CIA Director John Brennan." (Daily Herald, Aug. 16) I was granted security clearance in 1951 before beginning my work at the Argonne National Laboratory, so I am familiar with the detailed investigation that precedes the granting of a security clearance. The irony of Trump's action is clear and should be lost on no one.
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To improve democracy, start at the local level
Aug 20, 2018 1:00 AM - As we head into the U.S. midterm elections, voters across the country are following news of governors' races and hotly contested congressional seats. This fall, millions across the country will enter the voting booth excited and prepared to vote for their next senator or congressman. But federal and statewide races represent only a tiny fraction of this November's ballot. According to our data, there will be over 70,000 positions up for election in 2018. These include well-known positions like state representative, county commissioner, school board member, and city councilor, as well as lesser-known elected offices like coroner, jailer and soil and water commissioner.
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