Letters to the Editor
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Time to get rid of insurance industryOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sept. 14, there was a column by Mona Charen and the next day a letter from Peter G. Malone of St. Charles, both repeating Right Wing World's same tired arguments agai...
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Pampered pets point to skewed prioritiesOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I was struck by the disparity between two articles in the Daily Herald. The first one was Dave Heun's column on the Salvation Army and their social services pr...
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Bailout should work from the bottom upOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As the federal government rushes to save financial institutions with a rescue package that could reach a trillion dollars, government should also be helping the most eco...
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We have suffered right wing enoughOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Since the economy has finally, publicly, hit the fan, our executive branch and Federal Reserve big wigs finally admitted to the American public that we are already well ...
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Wall Street full of opportunistsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats want to blame the Republicans for the financial problems we are now having, and they do deserve some of the "credit". However, have not the Democrats cont...
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Not shopping in Cook Co. any moreOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with glee an article about retailers getting a tax rebate from the Cook County Board because border stores are losing business because of the tax hike. I believe...
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To Biden, the end justifies the meansOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sept. 9, Sen. Joe Biden questioned the sincerity of Gov. Palin's concern for developmentally disabled people by asking "Why don't you support stem cell research?" A ...
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Who really wants change in D. C.?Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Amid all the recent campaigning and commentating, I've noticed a very clear theme: Change. Both parties say they want change, but I question whether my congresswoman, Ju...
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VFW should focus on veteran's issuesOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Ryan's well written article (Sept. 18) set my teeth on edge. It noted the political arm of the VFW announced its support for Congressman Mark Kirk who talks a go...
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Cyclists have role in sharing the roadOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - With gasoline prices as they are these days, I think it's safe to say that we're going to see an increasing number of motorcycles, scooters and bicycles sharing streets ...