Hinsdale Opinion
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Another funny story from Daily HeraldJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Once again the Daily Herald has not failed to amuse me. On June 2, they decided to reprint an AP article entitled "U.S. projects emissions growth." In the article they ...
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Real question: Will BP execs be fired?Jun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, here we go. Just as righteous indignation against Brit Pet has finally gone coast to coast. Is this something from the madmen? Have you noticed the spattering of ne...
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Dip your conscience into the Gulf watersJun 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The volcano of oil (it is not a spill) that will now erupt for several more months in the best case scenario, and may destroy forever, the ecosystem and economy of the G...
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Look at big picture in teacher pensionsJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Statements in the May 30 Fence Post letter by Al Palash cannot be left unanswered. How can anyone be statistically reliable when "below average" pension amounts are mere...
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Why so many taxing bodies?Jun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - As I write my check for this first semiannual tax payment, I see that there are 26 taxing bodies, of which 12 are for pension funds. Of these, 10 have more than doubled ...
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Here's why we love NavistarJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, the truth is Navistar is a great company. Just a month ago I participated in the Walk For Babies fundraiser, and Navistar was the largest corporate sponsor. The oth...
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BP never cared about environmentJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Millions spent on research on how to drill deep in the ocean. Fifteen cents spent on what to do when things go wrong. BP never cared about the environment, and it's all...
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Winfield mailer was hardly 'anonymous'Jun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 1, the Daily Herald ran a Fence Post letter from Rock Rocket: "Why an anonymous mailing in Winfield?" The fact is, it wasn't anonymous, and how anyone could mak...
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Average teacher pension is $40,000Jun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to Al Palash, who questioned my use of the average teacher pension of $40,000 in the state of Illinois as "distorting the facts" in my origina...
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BP waiting for government to actJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama was once extolling green energy and alternate sources of energy instead of oil. He then did a quick reversal and announced that we will start drilling of...