Prospect Heights Opinion
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Students shouldn't be political pawnsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Area schools run elections and mock elections with some regularity. When they do, all candidates, or those portraying them, typically get a chance to campaign, to presen...
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Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
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Gay marriage act won't affect religionMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - For those confused about the Illinois Civil Union Bill (HB1826), nothing in this act shall interfere with or regulate the religious practices of any religious body. Any ...
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Step up and show your outrageMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - We are sick and tired of the corruption of the politicians, both Republican and Democrat. We are sick and tired of the Government and big business alike not living withi...
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Time to secede from Cook County?Feb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently, five members of the Illinois General Assembly reached out to Hanover Township Supervisor Mike Kelly and several other township supervisors in Northwest Cook Co...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Another gauge of road damage: We have another, nonscientific gauge of how badly winter has hurt suburban roads: Daily Herald editors who are road cyclists. As we await s...
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Now is the time to bring home troopsFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - We invaded Iraq, a nation on the other side of the planet that had not attacked us. We should bring our troops and equipment home. Theodore Wattenberg Prospect Heights ...
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Extend tax credit for Catholic schoolsFeb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools (OCS) has distributed its "Year in Review" Report 2009 detailing its accomplishments, data and progress in three focu...
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Want to check that high school again?Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - I read with interest your article of Jan. 22 titled 'Prospect Grad Honored by NYC Theater School,' about actor and director Richard Pinter. If, as the article stated, Pi...
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Time to let up on coverage of Vos caseFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The stories about the teacher accused of improper sexual conduct in Prospect Heights, his death and now the threatening messages being sent to his supposed accuser have ...