Itasca Opinion
-
Digging locally to make a differenceDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - We want to be indispensable to you. That's nothing new. As we said earlier this week, that means we want to engage, surprise and delight you. We want to cover our commun...
-
Moderate voters must speak outDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Politics has been called the art of compromise. But in the past decade or so, the mindset in Congress increasingly has become one of “us versus them.” Republicans have ...
-
Where's Robin Hood when he's needed?Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - With the intensified emphasis on class warfare the Obama administration has chosen for its divide-and-conquer agenda, we hear more and more about Robin Hood. Take from t...
-
Is there a place for irreligious bigotry?Dec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing in reply to Louis S. Guagent's Dec. 11 letter on discrimination. The question is: Is it ever right to discriminate — to be a discriminating person? Is all ...
-
Another chance for Burt to change mindDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - This letter is in reply to Burt Constable's column and his interview with Joe Scheidler. I, too, disagree with Burt's “pro-choice” attitude. If Mr. Scheidler can't conve...
-
Join fight against pancreatic cancerDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I am taking time to reflect on the year gone by and what has affected my life greatly — pancreatic cancer. My father had complaints for quite some time that were being d...
-
Gays do not corrupt othersDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I cannot recall ever becoming more angry than when I read Robert Graham's letter in the Dec. 16 Fence Post concerning the proposed repeal of the “don't ask, don't tell” ...
-
Weekly prayers for new House speakerDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I almost shed tears of joy when I learned that John Boehner is about to become the next Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. I became even more impress...
-
Let's be thankful for all who serveDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to a Dec. 16 Fence Post from Robert Graham of Naperville, I want to say that I am appalled at your comments. What makes you think that homosexuals serving in...
-
Quinn not accepting Jesus' forgivenessDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - There are clearly many people — at the Daily Herald, among the general public and a lot of politicians who claim to be Catholic — who don't really get it when it comes t...