Elmhurst Opinion
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Keep opinions out of reportageFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - I really wonder if anyone really questions whether the media is controlled by liberals and therefore reflects their bias in news "reporting." I understand opinions, such...
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Some people do want votes backFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - I read Chuck Goudie's commentary on Feb 8 - twice. I can't believe he thinks the lieutenant governor is "inconsequential." Governor Quinn used to be the lieutenant gover...
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Can't afford to go back to square oneFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - After decades of suffering through a health care system that's the most expensive (per person) in the whole world, we are now at a crossroad in history. One road says to...
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Cohen voters were run overFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Since when do a few overbearing people overrule the vote of the people who voted Scott Lee Cohen? And you wonder why only 25 percent of people vote? How dare you take o...
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What have you done for us lately, Toyota?Feb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - We own a 2009 Toyota RAV4 that was involved in an accident when we experienced "unintended acceleration." I am sick and tired of Toyota's press releases that invariably ...
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Further in debt over insurance costsFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Hard to believe Washington leaders are dragging their feet while we are suffering with high insurance costs, but poor coverage when we are sick. I have to live with a la...
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Texas holds fate of textbook referencesFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - In the largest state on the mainland, decisions are being made that will impact not just the children in that state, but eventually all schoolchildren in our country. I ...
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This is not the time for politicsFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - For too many years we have turned our backs on Americans who are unable to get proper health care. We are a compassionate people, as we showed with how quickly we have g...
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No more back room dealsFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - The current healthcare legislation in congress is too complex for anyone to know how well it will work. I say start over and this time do it in the light of day. No more...
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Health reform or more lost jobsFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - A new federal study shows that health care spending rose to an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009, or $8,047 per person and is now projected to nearly double by 2019. If we...