Northbrook Opinion
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Bravo to all you public defendersApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent news story about the attack on court-appointed attorney Ron Dolak exemplifies the difficulty of the job of being a criminal defense lawyer, particularly a cou...
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Insurance companies are not the problemApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a message for President Obama and all his lemmings. Your attempt to make the health care debate all about insurance companies is both disingenuous and a big lie. ...
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Bring troops home, where real threat liesApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - With the rise of homegrown terrorism with threats of violence and government upheaval to return the White House and Congress to radical right wing hands, why don't we wi...
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Politicians are out of touch with peopleApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Our senators and representatives have great jobs, fantastic health care benefits and a wonderful pension plan who think they know and understand what the plain folks are...
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Saturday Soapbox: We're all in this togetherApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - All in this together: If nothing else, Earth Day brings a good reminder. No matter if one is a fervent believer in global warming or believes it's nothing more th...
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Obama a Republican in Democrat's clothingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In just 14 short months, President Obama has become a serious challenger for the title of the greatest Republican president of the last 50 years. He has accomplished th...
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Arms treaty makes senseApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I think that the latest arms limitation treaty is wonderful. No sane person would prefer to be superior in murder. Just because someone has blown up the world doesn't gi...
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Republicans should try a little honestyApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Instead of defending their own positions, Republicans have become masters at dishonestly attacking opposing positions. They do this by incorrectly presenting the opposin...
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Free choices in a free marketApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - It was announced last week the CEO of McDonald's Corp. received a 29 percent increase in compensation for 2009 or $17.6 million. Should I be upset? No. This is what free...
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U.S. running out of income sourcesApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Since student loan reform was tacked onto the health care reform bill, of course, it was passed. There is nothing new about it. The doctor fix was left out of health car...