Letters to the Editor
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Race not issue in not backing ObamaDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - It is indeed astonishing that the election is over and your newspaper is still printing and distributing the voice of division. I did not vote for Mr. Obama for presiden...
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Churches spend big on gay marriage banDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Since the passage of Prop 8 in California along with similar bans against gay marriage passed in other states, one has to wonder about the priorities of the churches tha...
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Obama chosen after much considerationDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When I first read Mr. John King's letter on Saturday, Nov. 29, I thought "Oh, great! Another right wing person who just can't get over the election!" But after I reread ...
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Tough parents are good for kidsDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Navarrette's Sunday column should really be on the front page. In a world where 30 percent of our youth have stolen from a store and 64 percent admit to cheating and 77 ...
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Time to give thanks has just startedDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving is a tradition celebrated by many Americans giving thanks for what they have. Such a powerful day reminds us of what we have, and what were thankful for. Bu...
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Good idea, if only the math worked outDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I read Mark Stuart's Fence Post article in Dec. 2's edition of the Daily Herald. Although Mark brings up an interesting idea of getting the economy stimulated by giving ...
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Teach first-graders a second languageDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Ever since the birth of language, no man or women has ever attempted to break the language barrier. Different languages have diverted into many sections of the earth and...
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Smoking ban hurts small businessesDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When you think of the smoking ban in Illinois you think of all the people being saved due to the loss of second-hand smoke. Have you ever thought of the hundreds of busi...
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Ryan should serve his full sentenceDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I am incensed that anyone would consider commuting the sentence of or pardoning former governor George Ryan. In giving consideration to it, Dick Durbin references the pr...
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When will reckless spending stop?Dec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A well-known adage: "Money is the root of all evil." And money for Obama's campaign far outdistanced McCain in financial "gifts". Now millions are being poured into stat...