Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Obama should find another churchMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - On the news now we are hearing portions of horrendously racist speeches made by Obama's minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, before his retirement from Trinity United Church ...
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BG needs to revisit its emergency planMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Sept. 11, 2001, the term "emergency preparedness" has become a household word for every American. Today, nearly three days after village officials in Buffalo Grove...
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Remember Easter as sacred holidayMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter is the resurrection of Christ our Savior and a very important time for Christians all over the world. It is not a secular holiday as many people want to believe...
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Changes needed for public pensionsMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - As somebody who works in the retirement plan industry, I read with interest John Patterson's March 7 article "Mayors seek an end to pension sweeteners." In the private s...
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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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Dilemma of Iraq: stay in or get outMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Some years ago, we entered Iraq for fear of atomic and biological weapons in the hands of a rogue government. Whether right or wrong, that decision is now history. The ...
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Pat Botterman will be rememberedMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It is with great sadness that I read of the passing of Pat Botterman. I had come to know Pat when I ran on a bipartisan slate for a township post. I found that Pat had a...
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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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Pass road repair plan in SpringfieldMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I just spent $180 to replace two tires in an emergency due to pothole damage. I already have a lot on my plate financially but had to decide whether it would be better t...
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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,...