Cook County Opinion
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What does U-46 offer senior citizens?Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a senior citizen I have a couple questions that are on our minds. Question 1. Does the U-46 school board represent all the citizens of this school district or the Elg...
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A teacher can make such a differenceNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Sometimes one day in school can make the difference for a lifetime. Do you remember the day you learned how to read? How about the day you won an award? Most importantl...
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Can we finally get past skin color now?Nov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The election of Mr. Obama to the presidency of the United States of America by an overwhelming quantity and quality of voters invokes the question: How long will the int...
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Thanks for support in the 96th DistrictNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A big thank you, Aurora and Naperville, for electing me to be your state representative in the 96th District. I am humbled by the enormous amount of support this commun...
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We must renew focus on nuclear threatNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Having just elected Barack Obama as president, it is crucial that he now focus on one more of the most dangerous issues facing not only our country, but the entire world...
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It's time for all of us to work togetherNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Prior to the election of the 43rd president, it took the U.S.A. 224 years to accumulate a debt of about $5 trillion. It took the G.W. Bush administration only eight yea...
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Isn't health a vital part of our freedom?Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - According to Max D. Persels (Fence Post, Nov. 8), the list of "outs" during the future presidency of Barack Obama will include the loss of "freedom, health care choice a...
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Waiting for the bumper stickersNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - With the recent election and increase of liberal powers, America has accelerated itself down the road of moral decay. I wonder how long it will be before we start seeing...
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The election's over; it's time to move onNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - In response to the letter from Ms. Pontarelli (Nov. 11): If we were to list all the peccadillos of the Republican and Democrats, I am afraid that it would fill up weeks ...
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Does Obama know any normal people?Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent letter in Fence Post referred to Bill Ayers as "a distinguished professor." Distinguished? Just two years ago, he was with Hugo Chavez in Venezuela praising hi...