Winfield Opinion
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Harrop, Dems don’t grasp own ideologyOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - Harrop, Dems don’t grasp own ideology Columnist Froma Harrop’s Oct. 21 argument boils down to the claim that “class warfare” does not exist. Democrats just want ric...
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No workers’ comp for Joplin hero unfairOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - No workers’ comp for Joplin hero unfair The article, “Joplin ‘hero’ left to pay own medical bills,” was a real shocker. Social worker Mark Lindquist has been denied...
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Everyone should learn EnglishOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - Everyone should learn English The U.S. has dealt with illegal immigration for years upon years. Many people are starting to say, “So what, we can’t do anything abou...
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‘Standout’ is poster child for generationOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - ‘Standout’ is poster child for generation What a wonderfully written article about Amberly Glitz on Page 1 of the Oct. 20 Daily Herald. Amberly’s motivation for hel...
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Overwhelmed by GOP debatesOct 25, 2011 5:00 am - Overwhelmed by GOP debates Twelve more Republican debates from November through March? Give us a break. If the Republican Party has actually scheduled a dozen or mo...
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Eradicate disease so families are sparedOct 24, 2011 5:00 am - Great article on Oct. 18 about the Cuccinotto family and their battle with Huntington’s disease. My dad, John, and Joe Cuccinotto were our football, basketball and baseb...
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Domestic violence does happen hereOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - On Oct. 17, the Daily Herald reported the murder of Nancy Bustos in her Glen Ellyn home. Police are searching for an ex-husband who shared a residence with the murder vi...
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Hopes for cure to Huntington’s diseaseOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - Great article on Oct. 18 about the Cuccinotto family and their battle with Huntington‘s disease. My dad, John, and Joe Cuccinotto were our football, basketball and baseb...
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Leaders don’t play chicken in this debateOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - Q. Why did the chicken cross the road? A. To force civic leaders into protracted discussions about whether the very presence of chickens should be permitted in the subur...
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OK to carry concealed firearmsOct 23, 2011 6:00 am - Illinois should pass a law to allow citizens to carry concealed firearms. Allowing this to happen would lessen the chance of someone walking up to a random person on the...