Guest Opinion | Thursday, March 4,2010

Reaching the summit on health reform

President Obama recently convened lawmakers from both parties at the White House for a summit on health reform. Although the attendees failed to strike a grand compromise, Democratic congressional lea

Guest Opinion | Thursday, February 25,2010

Amid challenges, Congress makes a mess

By Norman Brown

The bitterness and dysfunction in Congress continue, with the Republicans in the Senate and the House refusing to vote for any bills which the Democrats might point to as something they, and Congress,

Guest Opinion | Thursday, February 18,2010

Where in the world is the U.S. going?

Announcing a Citizens Forum on Foreign Policy

By Roy Wehrle

Isn’t it interesting that so many people walking through life today seem not to see or be aware of the most spectacular scenery of events the world has ever produced? We live in a pivotal epoch

Guest Opinion | Thursday, February 11,2010

Interest in organic food may not be all good

By Clayson Lobb

As the eating patterns in America shift towards healthier foods, the demand for natural and organic products is rising. No one wants to support the food industry using unnatural, cheap, and secretive

Guest Opinion | Thursday, February 4,2010

The cure for common sense

By Ross Wareham

There seems to be no end to commercials for prescription drugs these days. They all seem to feature the same type of generic scenes of people strolling on the beach in billowy clothing, laughing at a

Guest Opinion | Thursday, January 28,2010

Fasting for Obama’s broken promise

By Diane Lopez Hughes

Last week, 150 people from across the country completed an 11-day fast to bring attention to the Obama Administration’s broken promise to shut down Guantanamo within one year. The promise was ma

Guest Opinion | Thursday, January 7,2010

Firsthand report: Iran is Israel’s primary concern

By Dr. Stephen Stone

Last month in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the Palestinian city of Ramallah, I met with high-level Israeli, Palestinian and American officials to discuss regional issues, and a range of Israeli foreign po

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, December 23,2009

City must put neighborhoods first

By Mark Mahoney

Promoting safe and livable neighborhoods throughout our community should be the number one priority of city government. Embracing that priority must not only include the wise investment of our limited

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 17,2009

Discovering moon rocks in Illinois

By Lisa Moore

I am a criminal justice graduate student whose professor assigns students the task of investigating and hunting down the whereabouts of the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 moon rocks, given to the 50 states,

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 10,2009

Video gambling is the new crack

By John Kindt

Becoming law in July 2009, the Illinois Video Gambling Act allowed Illinois more gambling and more video gambling/slot machines (VGMs) than Nevada. This legislation permitted any licensed establishmen