Winfield Opinion
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Cut spending, taxes for economic fixFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - The president's budget proposal for 2011 is so upside down it should scare every American to death. It just may do that. He is proposing $3.8 trillion of which $1.56 tri...
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Quick hard fall from No. 1 in car worldFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Toyota's relentless drive to overtake GM as the world's largest carmaker had barely occurred when quality problems, induced possibly by the rush to rule, forced recalls ...
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Voters responsible for their actionsFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It was with great chagrin that I read in the Feb. 3 Daily Herald that the election judges are going to be reviewing my ballot and advising me whether or not I have compl...
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Election's over; remove the signsFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - When will politicians learn that it is not the number of campaign signs posted by their staff but the substance of their stance on the issues of the day that determine t...
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Another vote against pols' robo-callsFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - You offer many possibilities as to why there was such low voter participation in the primary election. Let me suggest another: potential voters felt harassed by all the ...
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No more than 24 years for senatorsFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Am I the only one? Hasn't anyone else noticed that our senators are dressed no different from Donald Trump, including the tan? I know a $2,500 custom suit when I see one...
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Tone down the rhetoric and listenFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The recent election made me a bit inquisitive. It is just me, or are other citizens asking the same questions? Where did leadership go? Where are the Mark Hatfields and...
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Here a to-do list, legislators, leadersFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - We know that you all want your jobs back, but we the people need jobs and a balanced budget. Please try to make cuts for your pet projects. Help the president give tax i...
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Why no furor over real car problem?Feb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I was just reading a bit about the Toyota accelerator pedal recall and noted the following from a Reuters article on MSN.com, "Up to 19 U.S. crash deaths over the pa...
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Conservative, liberal labels have evolvedFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding DuPage Editor Jim Davis' Feb. 5 comments, is it "bragging" to complain that someone was "ideologically labeled" a conservative? If this is a complaint, it seem...