Algonquin Opinion
-
RE: Careful what you wish forApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - What a treasure trove the Fence Post column can be! April 3rd's was a classic example of that fact, born of the mere titles of some letters, and of the content of others...
-
Watch your languageApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - "Because I heard the tea party participants being accused of using pejorative language..." is how Vincent Froberg opens his April 20 letter to the editor. Mr. Froberg th...
-
Foster will pay for his voteApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the politics of Mr. Foster's health care vote, it really isn't all that complicated. He didn't "show courage;" he didn't "vote in support of the American peopl...
-
Health car reform only beginningApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - What the recent fracas over health care reform showed exceptionally well was just how entrenched corporate money is in our politics, especially the Republican Party, who...
-
Not a fan of Bill FosterApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I agree with the letter Gilbert Slaw wrote for the April 10 Daily Herald of his disappointment with Congressman Foster. And Mr. Slaw, I too am retired and will spend fro...
-
They're hiding key records from youApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A strong majority of Illinois senators, including many from our suburbs, sent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn a bill Thursday that would make it much more difficult for taxpay...
-
Why build reform on Mayo platform?Apr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - In a recent Associated Press article entitled "How Obama's health care overhaul bill would work," it is stated that doctors and hospitals would be encouraged to use the ...
-
Art education is essentialApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The arts are proven to help close the achievement gap. The collection of research described in "Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Deve...
-
U-46 arithmetic doesn't add upApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am not surprised that the passionate teacher taking a stand for House Bill 174 is from the English Department. Surely, he is neither a mathematician nor a teacher of f...
-
Stop bankers from gambling our moneyApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Hey, investor! Feel like a chump? You should. Thanks to the absence of meaningful regulatory oversight, you, along with me and the rest of the ordinary investing public ...