Cook County Opinion
-
Kicked off ballot, but vows to be backFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The purpose of collecting signatures of registered voters is to show that you have enough support through the community to be on the ballot and run for the position. I ...
-
Time to clean house; start with assessorFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - In the Fence Post article on Feb. 6, Grant Township Assessor Walter Kubalanza states you should elect candidates that will make the tough choices and reduce your taxes. ...
-
Rule change limits Republican voiceFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - This is an open letter to Rep. Melissa Bean and all members of the U.S. House of Representatives. I would like to know if you support the recent change in House rules t...
-
Commercials are far too expensiveFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - While the rest of the country is feeling the effects of the economy, professional sports must be immune. According to the business section of the Daily Herald, ad pricin...
-
Illinois' troubles leave no room for politicsFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - While I look forward to a new era in Illinois state government with a new governor and two new leaders in the General Assembly, it is no secret our state is facing serio...
-
Many words can describe BlagojevichFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently on one of our local TV news stations a political analyst stated "if you look up the word defiance in the dictionary you will find the meaning as Blagojevich." T...
-
Ted Cox should toughen skinFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm so surprised at the Daily Herald's Ted Cox taking exception to how Keith Olbermann portrayed his comments. Its amazing that, through his own words," 99 percent of yo...
-
Woman's abortion not for writer to decideFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - I read Tim Schmidgall's Jan. 30 Fence Post in the Daily Herald titled "There are worse things than abortion." I can't believe Mr. Schmidgall has the audacity to superim...
-
Saturday SoapboxFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A turn for the better: We have to give Schaumburg credit. Just two weeks ago, the Soapbox had an issue with the one intersection in the village patrolled by red-light ca...
-
Discrimination is OK in marriage debateFeb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - I agree with Judith Carlson in her Jan. 18 Fence Post letter that banning gay marriage is discrimination, recognizing gay and traditional marriage are different and cann...