Letters to the Editor
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Constitution grants no rightsAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Richard Nelson's letter in the July 9 issue of the Daily Herald has a few errors. His first sentence, "The Supreme Court has ruled the 2nd Amendment ... establishes a p...
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Sheriff wrong to blunt criticismAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the story on July 18, 2008, regarding federal authorities' Cook County Jail report lambasting the culture and disastrous atmosphere the Cook County Jail offers...
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No offense taken at being called a goatAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Several months ago I had an exchange with two people who objected to a school superintendent calling his students "kids". They insisted that "kids" referred only to youn...
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No plan to remove illegal immigrantsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't even begin to describe the disappointment with ICE, and its commitment to remove illegals in Illinois communities. We have heard time and time again about identi...
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Solutions, not talk, needed on energyAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - With gas prices soaring, Dan Seals and his supporters have tried to attack Congressman Mark Kirk on energy. Calling Kirk just another Big Oil candidate, Seals tries to ...
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Police no help with noise complaintAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a veteran that lost over half of my hearing while serving our country. I went to Wheeling freedom fest on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 and I found it very enjoyable. Pr...
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Hold new Con-Con to reform IllinoisAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - This November's ballot will ask Illinois voters if there should be a Constitutional Convention ("Con-Con"). The last one was held in the '70s. If you are upset to hoppi...
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Constable wrong about suicide, gunsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It's official - liberals believe free will is bad for your health. Burt Constable, in his July 15 column, "A gun almost always turns a suicide attempt into suicide", qu...
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Right decision on cell phone lawsuitAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal judge recently threw out a lawsuit aimed at overturning Chicago's ordinance prohibiting motorists from using hand-held cell phones. The original class action l...
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Is Obama a foreign policy expert now?Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - So merely traveling overseas now qualifies as adding to one's foreign policy experience? As a 17-year-old stumbling from one German beer garden to another, it never occ...