Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Blame 3 culprits on high gas pricesApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - It never ceases to amaze me when you read the newspaper how nobody is responsible for the price of gas. There are three culprits, and they are 1) company CEOs, 2) Washin...
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Restrict guns to inside homesApr 12, 2012 5:00 am - The Constitution was written by generally common-sense farmers and businessmen. The time was after the Revolutionary War when America was invaded by British, French and ...
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News media biases go both waysApr 11, 2012 5:00 am - I would agree with Mr. Jim Slusher that there was nothing particularly wrong with the photos of Rep. Joe Walsh (Letter to Readers column, April 5). He went on to explain...
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Finding the truth still the challengeApr 11, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you for your April 5 column by Jim Slusher, “Is this evidence of a political agenda?” The unrelenting distortion of facts that passes for news at some outlets make...
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Healthy population benefits us allApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - There is one basic issue of the health care debate I don’t hear in the public discussions. There is a lot of talk about the individual mandate and the relationship of th...
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Fraud exists where voter ID doesn’tApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Writer James Prescott (Fence Post, April 6) uses no logical argument to support the premise that voter ID would suppress the minority vote. He further states that “fraud...
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Must governments tout their work?Apr 10, 2012 5:00 am - There is an electronic billboard on Route 53 running an advertisement that IDOT and the Palatine Police Department are combining forces to work on truck safety. I realiz...
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An important step in recyclingApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Tight budgets, cuts in social services, rising property taxes and road congestion are a few critical issues on a list that seems endless and overwhelming. With no shorta...
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Why add nine more Cook judges?Apr 09, 2012 10:07 am - Right now, 272 full circuit court judges in Cook County are in the process of casting secret ballots to select nine new associate judges. The judicial vacancies are abou...
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Taxpayers are victims in jail lawsuitApr 09, 2012 5:00 am - For nearly 10 years, Cook County has been wrestling with a lawsuit involving female inmates who claimed their civil rights were violated as a result of repeated weekend ...