Park Ridge Opinion
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Public in the dark about toxic chemicalsJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Finally, we have a bill in Congress to overhaul our failed federal system for regulating chemicals. Under the current Toxic Substances Control Act, virtually none of the...
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Financial savvy lacking in leadersJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The housing fiasco and financial meltdown were caused by fiscally inept members of the federal government. Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd were leaders in demandin...
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Elgin should inspect foreclosed homesJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is to express my support for Chuck Keysor's proposal to inspect each and every foreclosed house in the city of Elgin, to maintain a database for anyone to ac...
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Get facts straight to tout evolutionJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Christopher Burrell lashes out with merciless invective against creationist Lindsay Stevens in the July 13 Fencepost. Burrell lambastes Stevens for misunderstanding wha...
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Amnesty doesn't benefit the publicJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Whether it is amnesty for parking or other traffic violations, it all becomes an affront to law-abiding citizens. The city of Arlington Heights, as with many other commu...
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Court ignored many gun safety issuesJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - As a retired federal law enforcement officer, I experienced firsthand handgun violence when my 20 year old brother Michael was fatally shot in a robbery aboard a CTA el ...
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Robinson column wrong about GOPJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I didn't have to read the comic page in the July 18 Daily Herald. I just read the column written by Eugene Robinson and it was comical enough. Then I looked at the botto...
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Big government only fuels problemsJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The deep concerns toward Obama's agenda to add quality jobs and improve our economy show that his socialistic ideas of increased government spending are pushing the U.S....
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Supports foreclosure inspections in ElginJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Everyone knows that Elgin has a huge number of really rundown houses. And everyone knows that Elgin is suffering along with the nation in this unprecedented blight of fo...
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Hamas hurting its own peopleJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding your piece July 19 about "Homeless in Gaza," why didn't you point out that the Israeli attack happened after years of rocket attacks by Hamas aimed at Israeli ...