Antioch Opinion
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Blagojevich as president?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Blagojevich as president? In the trial of Tony Rezko recently a witness said that Rezko raised money for Gov. Blagojevich in the hopes that the governor would run for p...
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Attention-getters aren't always what sell newspapersMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We strive for a front page that, rather than concentrating on the lure of death and destruction, is teeming with the activities of real life. ...
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How about a bigger rebate?Mar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - It is pretty common knowledge now that the Bush, Cheney, Rove, and profiting Haliburton's war is the most egregious act ever committed by this country. How big? Differen...
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Earmark process must be reformedMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives passed an ethics bill that created an independent office to field complaints and investigate the conduct of members of Congress. I voted for...
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Time for a change in getting the newsMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Jim Slusher's editorial on March 13, I can appreciate the dilemma your paper faces. I have been a reader of the Daily Herald for 40-plus years and in the ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...
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IEMA has, and will, be there, for countyMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This paper's March 13 article concerning state assistance following floods last August in Lake County requires clarification. In response to the floods, Gov. Blagojevich...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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Saturday Soapbox: No flood helpMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - We understand that state and federal emergency management agencies have to draw the line somewhere in determining which communities are eligible for funds when a disaste...