Our view: New mayor must quit school board
Sharon Rybak, a lifelong resident of Midlothian, was elected mayor April 9 in an upset and pledged to make village government more accessible and transparent. She said she intended to “make a difference” and hoped residents would “give me a chance.” We’re willing to give …
Handy: Education funding reform essential in Illinois
A September 2012 study by the Center for American Progress reaffirmed what we had known for decades — tremendous funding inequity exists between high- and low-poverty school districts in Illinois. We have the second-most inequitable education funding system of any state, largely because of public …
Forum: Let them starve
There are approximately 100 prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba who have chosen to voluntarily starve themselves rather than continue living at the prison. If they feel they cannot handle incarceration and prefer to end it all, that is their right. Maybe some …
Speak Out for May 21, 2013
What’s up with hearing about the Red Line closing for over a week? Are people so dumb that they can’t read signs posted at the train stations or listen to announcements? Why all the TV coverage?
Miller: Much interest in attorney general run but it’s all up to Lisa
One of the worst-kept secrets over the past few weeks is that House Minority Leader Tom Cross has been considering a run for Illinois attorney general. Cross (R-Oswego) has reportedly been asked by state Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka and U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-18th) to …
Forum: Hoarding an official disorder
On Wednesday, after 13 years of revisions, the new DSM-5 will add “hoarding” as an official psychiatric disorder. The addition to “psychiatry’s Bible” will likely lead to increased treatment options for hoarders beause insurance companies often grant coverage based off DSM “codes.” As the 31-year-old …
Speak Out for May 20, 2013
The world would be a much better place if people were as eager to adopt homeless children as they are to take in abandoned puppies.
Our View: Paving the way to nonsense
Illinois travels the road to financial perdition and even paying for the road is mismanaged. For most of the past decade, less than half of the roughly $25 billion in Illinois’ primary road construction fund was spent directly on highway construction and repair, according to …
Forum: Immigrants must adapt
In regards to the May 5 column by St. Xavier University professor Reza Varjavand, I commend him for his comments on the customs of Muslim women. He should send a copy of his column to all the mosques in the Southland. I am a firm …
Shapiro: Main arguments against gun control lack logic
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. In 2008, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court held that this …
Speak Out for May 19, 2013
I’ve got a lot of respect for Chicago Bulls players Nate Robinson and Joakim Noah, but you’ve got to lose before you win.
