Pingree Grove Opinion
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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Saturday Soapbox: No news is good newsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - After a couple of rather disastrous recent elections, Kane County finally seems to have gotten one right. Despite a turnout 50 percent higher than in the 2004 primary, C...
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Liberals unfairly rip GOP tax cutsFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Randi Scheurer's response to the Herald's endorsement of Melissa Bean included the following statement, "We also care about fair taxation. Nobody likes taxes. But somebo...
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Bean represents people's interestsFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing to you because it seems to me that many of the candidates in this primary election have forgotten the objectives of the office they wish to hold. The job o...
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Greenberg deserves credit, despite storyJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Wow! Does everything have to be so negative no matter what side of the fence you may stand on? ("Stretching truth, or campaigning?" on Jan. 30, by writer Bob Susnjara). ...
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Greenberg is best hope to beat BeanJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Steve Greenberg is the best candidate to beat the Democrat Melissa Bean for the 8th Congressional District. Unlike Bean, Steve Greenberg firmly believes in protecting ou...
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Dan Seals is the best choiceJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Yes, it's time for a Democrat to represent the 10th Congressional District. Dan Seals' energy and commitment to the people of the 10th are witnessed weekly at coffee ho...
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Estate tax should not be repealedJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Self-described moderate Democrats like U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean who believe that repeal of the estate tax will serve their constituents, are badly mistaken. Repealing the...