Port Barrington Opinion
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State House District 63: FranksOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - If Democrat Jack Franks is known for anything in the legislature and in truth, he is known for a lot it is for his frank willingness to challenge the powers that be wh...
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Illegal immigrant a political pawnOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I do not think I have ever written a letter to the editor before, but the article by Susan Estrich made me mad. She was writing about Meg Whitman. The title says the hir...
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Congress, 9th District: PollakOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Evanston has represented the 9th Congressional District, which includes part of Des Plaines, for 12 years. For the first time in our memory, s...
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Vote Walsh and against high taxesOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democrats give lip service to continuing the Bush tax cuts, but not for the hated “rich," but only after the election. Of course, if they sit on their hands and do n...
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State House, Dist. 64: TryonOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Challenger Robert Kaempfe, a Democrat from Crystal Lake, is making his second bid for a seat in the state legislature for reasons most Illinois voters probably identify ...
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Kirk not perfect; better than AlexiOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I appeal to my fellow conservatives. Like many of you, I did not vote for Mark Kirk in February's primary. I strongly disagree with some of the positions he's taken, so ...
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Fox has background to be comptrollerOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Another sign of voter anger is the number of third party candidates on the ballot. Third parties in Illinois overcame the incumbent protectionist signature requirements ...
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Next President must be pro-AmericanOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding Susan Estrich's column: “All hired help is deserving of decency of Oct. 4, why is it that Democrats prematurely rush to the side of the “underdog, in this case...
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Kirk election halts tax-and-spend trainOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois has a chance to slow down the Obama political express by voting twice for Mark Kirk on Election Day. The U.S. Supreme Court has placed the Roland Burris seat on...
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Change leadership in SpringfieldOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I had to laugh when I read Robert Kaempfe's Daily Herald questionnaire answers. He said new state representatives need to be elected to end the gridlock in Springfield. ...