Hanover Park Opinion
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New leader must fill Teddy's shoesSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - At the dawning of a new day we received the news that Edward M. Kennedy, the Lion of the Senate, in his 47th year of service from the state of Massachusetts, had died. T...
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A mom's concern helps unearth sex offender snafuSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Have you heard about the homeless colony of sex offenders living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami? Scores of people convicted of sex crimes have been living ther...
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Questions remain in '95 casino dealSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Pat Durante's Aug. 13 letter to the editor attacking DuPage Democratic Chairman Bob Peickert is another diversionary attempt to dump blame and avoid the issue. After res...
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Don't assume GOP is against the poorSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Some seem to assume that all Republicans are against the poor, and are expressing contempt for the party in power by speaking up for specific hopes and ideals which they...
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Skip movie to learn about real warsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Why would anyone pay to see a movie like Quinton Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," which is pure fantasy and violent for violence sake? There is plenty of good materi...
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Buffalo leaving Elgin a sad storySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The city of Elgin can't make ends meet? Just ship the buffalo to an American Indian reservation - problem solved. This sad news broke just days before my son and about a...
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Gay-bashing letter shouldn't have runSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Just as Sue A. Smith from Bloomingdale stated she was disappointed to see a gay wedding notice in the Aug. 25 Daily Herald, I was even more disappointed to see her comme...
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Obama must work to end use of dronesSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama must work to end the use of drones, a weapon that kills far too many civilians, fuels the Taliban and al-Qaida, and engenders distrust in the United Stat...
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Just try asking folks to drop MedicareSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Many Americans love government-run "socialized" medicine. If you don't believe me, try asking any senior to opt out of Medicare - a health care program run by the govern...
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Ban on texting only makes senseSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Thanks to Gov. Quinn for bringing common sense behind the wheel by banning text messaging while driving. Could you imagine Calvin Borel or another celebrated jockey text...