Volo Opinion
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When do leaders become the enemy?Aug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a retired Navy petty officer (of 20 years active service, and 10 years fleet reserve) and very proud of my service to this, my adopted county. I have reached a poin...
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Keep underage drinking in checkAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A new school year is beginning. Birthdays, proms, graduations, All happy occasions that also, history has shown, provide the temptations and opportunities in many cases ...
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Keep care private not exactly a changeAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Today's Daily Herald headline asked: "Health care deal near?" Under a proposal by Sen. Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat, consumer-owned nonprofit cooperatives would ...
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Obama has reason to rush health planAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - It has been weeks and weeks that the Obama health are plan has been debated. As an attorney who deals with facts and also legislation, it is apparent to me that adopting...
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Red light cameras aren't the best wayAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently, the use of red light cameras by local municipalities has generated a great deal of controversy, discussion and anger. I have received dozens of calls, letters,...
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Publish more about public meetingsAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The editorial on loss of transparency was very thought provoking. How can we better support transparency? What is a best practice model for local government transparency...
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Pride a factor in race relationsAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Concerning your editorial, "When pride becomes prejudice": It's really simpler than all that. When Professor Gates committed the sin of pride, he colored his sensibiliti...
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Press is citing, not covering, ObamaAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama appears to be breaking every record kept on U.S. presidential press coverage. Over the first six months of this year, he was cited in a staggering...
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Start overhaul by controlling costsAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - As the House and Senate continue to cram forward with the plan to overhaul our great nation's health-care system, I have three questions for our elected representatives:...
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Is Kirk too independent?Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Will Kirk's votes kill his candidacy? I read with interest the Daily Herald account of Congressman Mark Kirk's July 21 announcement to run as a Senate candidate from his...