Des Plaines Opinion
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The real challenge to Social SecurityJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I thought Bill Hartman (Fence Post, Friday) was a bit rough on Frank Sears (Fence Post, Tuesday). Bill implied that Frank kept his savings in a mattress, and most damnin...
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Obama goes back on his wordJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Obama goes back on his word Friday's Herald had an interesting article entitled "Obama bypasses public money: Going back on word, Democrat knows he'll raise more by hims...
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Our laws cannot be based on religionJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to remind Ms. Benedetto (Fence Post, June 13) and all residents of our country that the United States is not a Christian nation. Rather, the United States ...
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Democrats begin socialist policiesJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, both controlled by Democrats, are about to pass the war funding bill. To get the funding, the president is going t...
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A father suffers saddest news of allJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I was reading an article about a murder sentencing in the June 5 Daily Herald when I realized I knew the father of the victim. Forty years ago, a large group of us then...
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Rampant abortion is a holocaust tooJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I've noticed that many recent letters have brought up the holocaust and other genocides. They point out how, tragically, many people looked the other way or went along ...
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How the pop star got top billing over the journalistJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On this hand, a respected journalist; on that, a world-renowned music star. To me, the choice of which one people would most want to read about was a virtual no-brainer...
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Repeat floods' warning: Are we prepared?Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A wild ride through the whims of northern Illinois weather has left many of us weary, without power, suffering damage to homes and property, and, once again, facing over...
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We should just void governor's electionJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that Tony Rezko has been convicted on numerous counts of fraud, many of which contributed to the wealthy Blagojevich re-election fund, does this not make Blagojevich...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Mt. Prospect steps up to challenge Mount Prospect officials this week unanimously backed the idea of a south side neighborhood center, one that would offer outreach reso...