Letters to the Editor
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When will Chicago be open to reform?Jun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Fifty years ago, one of our famous or infamous salon keeper aldermen, Matthias "Paddy" Bauer of the 43rd Ward, commented "Chicago ain't ready for reform." Just looking...
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Community spoke; district listenedJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to NOT put soccer fields at Ackerman Woods. The vote was 4-1 with Bill Taylor, Keith Schoen, Willia...
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Community spoke; district listenedJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Community spoke; district listened The Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to NOT put soccer fields at Ackerman Woods. The vote was 4-1 wit...
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Schools must make English necessaryJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - At my child's public elementary school, they have something called the "ABC Countdown," used as a fun way of counting down the last days of the school year. They use a...
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Act to protect our lakes and oceansJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Act to protect our lakes and oceans Today marks World Oceans Day, when people around the globe recognize the beauty and wonder of our oceans. About 70 percent of the Ear...
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Critics can't match priest's good deedsJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The avalanche of hate, disparagement and vilification aimed at Father Michael Pfleger for his May 25 over-the-top sarcasm directed at Hillary Clinton is puzzling. Usual...
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Clinton let women and America downJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I have tried to maintain good feelings toward Clinton, despite my support for Obama. At various points in the campaign, I have been sympathetic toward her and acknowled...
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Rev. Pfleger finds that life is toughJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Some newspaper columnists are angry at Cardinal Francis George for suspending Father Pfleger from St. Sabinas for his tirade at Trinity United church. Apparently the C...
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Right decision to protect the treesJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - At a special meeting Tuesday, the Glen Ellyn Park District Board changed its previously steadfast decision to destroy 340 full-grown, native trees in Ackerman Woods in o...
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Health care reform from the inside outJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the problems with the current health care system is the national fee schedule used to provide cost updates to physicians does not keep up with inflation. This mea...