Letters to the Editor
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The American flag merits celebrationJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The American flag and I have a special relationship for many years. It started in sixth grade when given a large glossy page folded in quarters about the history of the...
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Bush's intentions in Iran seem plainJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it hard to believe that Dick Cheney and George W. Bush have not been scheming for their own benefit from day one. The revelation that we have covert actions ongo...
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Morality should guide life choicesJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - In November 2002 the evangelical Environmental Network asked the question "What Would Jesus Drive?" It caused a lot of debate and was severely criticized. "No one should...
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The no-drill oil policy isn't workingJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - "We can't drill our way out of the energy crisis." Bull. Between ANWR, shale and offshore, we could easily increase our output by 50 percent. We'd be energy independent...
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A good race, but it is a better causeJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - First I would like to congratulate Amy Boerema on her training and completion of the Naperville Triathlon. Her accomplishment is terrific. I enjoyed reading about her s...
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Pension benefits and state budgetJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Daily Herald writers John Patterson and Rob Olmstead graphically covered the current tug-of-war between the governor and the State House( "With budget ax in hand, govern...
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Constitution not ours to interpretJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The problem with the Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is not that it granted an individual right. That is welcome enough. But they once again said without ...
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Clark embarrasses U.S. armed forcesJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - My six older brothers and I all served in the U.S. armed forces beginning in WW II and ending in 1963. Our father was in WW I. Wesley Clark was an embarrassment when he...
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Unless you're making $40K, shhhhh!Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to see all the pundits out there (John Stossel for one of them) live on $40,000 a year. I know even that is high for most of the "middle class" and I mean r...
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Privatization would threaten retirementJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I have a little problem with Bill Hartman's "The great debate over Social Security" in the July 5 Fence Post. I remember when Al Gore mentioned those funds should be put...