Northbrook Opinion
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Damage was done before ObamaAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Wagner, in response to your letter of Aug. 17, I believe you got a couple of your facts from Glenn Beck/Rush Limbaugh, and since they never let the facts stand in th...
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Why does Spanish get preference?Aug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, June 10, I went to the county courthouse in Rolling Meadows to obtain a duplicate copy of a birth certificate. Much to my surprise there were no request form...
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Arrogance alive and well in White HouseAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. So goes the old saying. I'll bet Michelle Obama has to be proud of her country now. Think about it. She went from...
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Let's talk about people who annoyAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Instead of taking up the Fence Post real estate with rants about say, taxes up or down, abortion pro or con, Illinois politicians in court rooms, Washington elected offi...
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In praise of changes to absentee votingAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - As a 17-year-old high school student, I often wonder: Why aren't more young people voting? It isn't difficult to find an online video of some teen performing idiotic stu...
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Extra border guards amount to littleAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama's proposal to spend $600 million to provide 1,000 more guards plus some drones to help secure our Mexican border is a classic example of a politician spe...
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Muslims taking advantage of U.S.Aug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I have read nearly all the articles both pro and con, rational and hysterical, about the proposed mosque near the World Trade Center site. While I believe there is a con...
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Iraq departure is long overdueAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - It is unfortunate there is not a way to hand Cal Thomas a rifle and send him to Iraq. His recent column is all about a little armchair general arraying his little lead t...
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Jail time isn't deterring corruptionAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - On Aug. 10, a front-page article about the Blagojevich trial titled "Is retrial worth it?" cited Cynthia Canary saying, "... If we do not pursue this, go forward and say...
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Navarette misses the downsideAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - What's with this guy Ruben Navarrette? He has a column of his own, sugar coating the Hispanic problem in every state. He never mentions the downside. They cause overcrow...