Park Ridge Opinion
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GOP voter turnout was quite respectableMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - Sen. Dick Durbin please check your figures. It never ceases to amaze me how Sen. Durbin will jump into the political fray just to say something. His recent comment about...
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Limbaugh gets what he deservesMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - It was with great relief we hear of Rush Limbaugh’s demise as a news commentator. The character assassination of one of the listeners just proves oral dysentery has no p...
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Some simple steps Illinois could takeMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s recent Illinois budget report mentions many problems, but he was weak on recommendations and solutions. One problem never mentioned is that some inept o...
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Senate bill puts marriage in dangerMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Gay “marriage” bill HB 5170 was entered on Feb. 8 by Illinois lawmakers Greg Harris, Deborah Mell and Kelly Cassidy, all practicing homosexuals. This bill replaces civil...
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It’s time to expedite Afghan withdrawalMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you for publishing stories about the tragic killing of Afghan civilians. The soldier who allegedly committed these killings is another victim of a failed U.S. war ...
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Acceptance of all is a virtueMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - Love to see parents encouraging their young kids to laugh at people who aren’t what they consider normal. What’s “normal” anyway? It’s a setting on your washing machine!...
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How to keep it fair for the peopleMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting our freedom, and only get 50 percen...
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Elect leaders who solve energy problemsMar 26, 2012 5:00 am - High oil prices have driven up the price of gas and consumers are again crying for legislative leaders to “do something.” High-priced gas is a hurtful indirect tax that ...
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Health care law is a good startMar 26, 2012 5:00 am - In your article “104 jobs cut,” about Northwest Community Healthcare, only one word was left out. But it’s an important one. That word is excessive. The Affordable Care ...
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Now is the time to end this warMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - As a Marine who survived my first tour with west pack ground forces — republic of Vietnam — I for one refuse to allow our country to be held hostage by some Third World ...