Des Plaines Opinion
-
Endorsement: Steffen, Warren, Moeller for Elgin councilMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Ten people are vying for three seats on the council this year, every one of them passionate about his or her candidacy and the city itself. It's a shame there aren't mor...
-
Love, don’t kill, the unborn childrenMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Suggestion: Two recent Fence Post letters carried the same message of “don’t reduce funding to abortion providers.” Planned Parenthood employees and Chicago Abortion Fun...
-
Look at facts about health care lawMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - I feel the need to respond to a Feb. 19 letter by Roger Roeing with regards to the Affordable Care Act and the impending health care laws. I ask that you would get the f...
-
Politicians have saddled us with debtMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - We have lived and voted for our choices in elections within Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois and the nation, and no matter what the politician said, he/she did n...
-
Should U-46 be a model district?Mar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald congratulated Superintendent Jose Torres of Elgin Area School District U-46, who was named to a high-powered Department of Education commission looking ...
-
Income gap only will get worseMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Contrary to what you hear, our major economic problem for the past few decades is governmental welfare for rich Americans and corporate monopolies. Every year the econom...
-
No Cadillac health plan hereMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Thank you, Larry Maurer, for your letter on Feb. 25 on free health insurance for state retirees. Of course I agree they should help pay something toward this important b...
-
The Soapbox: Stop the hand-wringingMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - If it did, Illinois' deficit would be long gone. Instead, the state's pension imbalance actually grew last year. Senate President John Cullerton insists change is uncons...
-
State government: A Tale of Two StatesMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - Watching how differently Illinois and Wisconsin are dealing with their respective deficit crises makes me wish someone would write a Charles Dickens type novel, and call...
-
Why is Illinois only state to raise taxes?Mar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - A recent Wall Street Journal front page had a story on how “governors chop spending” to balance state budgets. The interesting connection to us is that Illinois is cited...