Glenview Opinion
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - There is no disputing that much has been done in Cook County government in recent years to improve the management of spending and revenues and to professionalize the ent...
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Speaking Out: How your property taxes are assessed - and how to appeal themOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - This time of year after our real estate tax bills come out, we all tend to wonder "how did these bills get so high?" We all want the services that are paid for with the ...
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Carbon tax is essential to addressing climate changeSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Thank you for the Sept. 9 Hartstein column highlighting the Northbrook Climate Action Plan. This plan included community input at every step and is ambitious. Near the e...
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Speaking Out: Regardless of the name, 'community' is key to OaktonSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Oakton Community College recently voted to change its name in the near future to Oakton College. One can debate the pros and cons of such a name change, but "community"...
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What can we do about violent, hateful social media posts?Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Social media becomes more and more pervasive in our lives every year. According to a 2021 Pew Research study, a majority of the 77% of Americans who own a smart phone sp...
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Hartstein: Local climate action plan is giving us a road mapSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is now a climate emergency, but local action plan is giving us a road map. Science matters! We have seen that during the pandemic: Scientists tells us if ...
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Hartstein: Let's keep masks on in schools to protect kidsSep 08, 2021 12:00 am - As a citizen, a grandparent and as a former mayor and school board member who understands the importance of making policy based on what is in the best interest of all wh...
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Congress must pass the Global Health Security ActSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Americans have reached a dangerous level of complacency in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among my vaccinated friends, a common sentiment is that we've done all we p...
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Uninformed letter on mask mandate shouldn't have been publishedSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - You had no reason to publish the stupidity of this guest columnist. ("Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," Aug. 19) His comments are ignorant and mis...
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Wearing a mask is a small, simple measure to help ensure safety of othersSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Utterly disappointed the Glenview Herald saw fit to publish yet another Glenn Farkas anti-masking diatribe ("Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," Aug...