Cook County Opinion
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Writer refuses to let facts define opinionJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A recent Fence Post letter alleged that Barack Obama has such global influence that he, and he alone, by his election, had produced the very welcomed drop in gasoline pr...
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Writer offers mea culpaJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Before all you Constitutional experts correct me for the letter printed in the Daily Herald Jan. 9, I want to explain that the information I looked at was from another s...
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Where are liberals in our military?Jan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - In a recent survey by the Military Times, 60 percent of the respondents expressed uncertainty and pessimism about serving under President-elect Obama. More interestingly...
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GOP was responsible for plenty of problemsJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Isn't it amazing that in his recent letter, Mr. Strzelecki can recite a litany of crimes perpetrated against the public trust by various Democrats, but he can't remember...
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Coach supported as township supervisorJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Pam Griffin, one of my neighbors and clients is running for Dundee Township Supervisor and I wanted to take a minute and explain why Pam would be a superb candidate for ...
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How about checks for recent car buyers?Jan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - In his Jan. 3 letter to Fence Post, Louis Clarizio Jr. of Schaumburg suggests it would help us out of the recession if everyone buying a new car were given a check from ...
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Sigwalt supports Ritter for presidentJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - For the past 10 years, I have been both fortunate and honored to serve the voters of Carpentersville as one of your trustees. I've enjoyed the interaction I've had with ...
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America is ready to focus on issuesJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I was truly amazed and deeply saddened after reading the letter from the Arlington Heights high schoolteacher who went to her students to ridicule our president-elect be...
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Traditional markets don't apply to oilJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Paraphrasing Thoreau: Fence Post Letters have been hacking at the branches of evil oil prices but none have struck at the roots. Supply and demand economics works with c...
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April election is chance for changeJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - On Friday, Jan. 9th I had a precinct committeeman knock on my door with a petition. He said it was to keep the people in office that work in Vernon Hills. I asked what h...