Itasca Opinion
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To bike thief: You should be ashamedAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - An open letter to the person who stole my kid's bike: I have no idea what type of person steals a little boy's bike, with its training wheels and "I love my mom" bell. ...
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Hitting 'delete' for the right-wing rantsAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - It has been more than seven months, and still my "in" box is littered daily with three or four e mails decrying the horrendous mistake us liberals have made by electing ...
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Hopeful for common groundAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I was among a group of constituents who met with U.S. Rep Peter Roskam recently. We knew that we were ideologically very far apart before we scheduled the meeting, but o...
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Health care from both sides of borderAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a dual U.S./Canadian citizen (yes, we do exist). When we first moved to the U.S. from Canada, my wife had a lump discovered in her breast. She has breast cancer run...
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Elmhurst garden walk rousing successAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - What a spectacular summer day for all who strolled the featured gardens, shopped the boutiques in Wilder Park and attended the open house at the Wilder Mansion at the 14...
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Sad 'inquisition' imposed on nunsAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - As a Catholic, even I recognize that the Catholic Church cannot claim all actions taken by its administration regarding its membership to be private matters. And the lat...
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Who is really un-American?Aug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Recent comments by Nancy Pelosi and Denny Hoyer that the speakers at the town hall meetings were "un American " would indicate their total lack of understanding of the c...
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Lack of response from DurbinAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for your editorial suggesting that Sen. Dick Durbin listen to his constituents. As a voter, I feel frustrated with the lack of response from politicians, espec...
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Durbin, Burris need to show upAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - While other senators have taken time from their summer vacations to defend an increasingly unpopular Obama Care program, neither Senators Dick Durbin nor Roland Burris h...
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Build a world with nutritional valuesAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The Aug. 15 Daily Herald cartoon of a trim person hauling an obese person up a mountain offered a strong visual of one perspective of our collective situation: Our healt...