Guest Opinion | Thursday, January 24,2013

Bishop Paprocki’s statement on Father Donovan

The following statement was distributed after all Masses at St. Aloysius Parish last weekend and released to media Jan. 22.There have been many stories circulating in the media and on the Internet abo

Guest Opinion | Thursday, January 17,2013

The myth of energy independence

By Pam Solo and Grant Smith

The definition of “energy independence” is evolving. Until recently, it has meant the U.S. producing enough of our own oil so that we were not dependent on other nations for our energy nee

Guest Opinion | Thursday, January 10,2013

Raise federal minimum wage now

By Darius Ross

As a longtime businessman, I see a deficit in America that has received far too little attention. That’s the wage deficit experienced by growing numbers of Americans, with serious consequences f

Guest Opinion | Thursday, January 3,2013

One thing we can agree on about government

By Lee H. Hamilton

We are locked in a seemingly permanent debate over the proper size and scope of government. It was a centerpiece of the recent presidential campaign. It featured heavily in the maneuvering over the &l

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 20,2012

Tax gambling to fix the state budget

By John Kindt

Gambling companies arguably owe the Illinois Treasury between $10 billion and $47 billion dollars. The Illinois legislative leadership needs to exercise its integrity and collect these billions of dol

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 13,2012

Nullify the drug war

By Sheldon Richman

Thomas Jefferson said a revolution every 20 years would be a good thing. Regardless of what one thinks of that, perhaps a little constitutional crisis every now and then would have its benefits.One su

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 6,2012

Organizations at fault when pedophiles play

By Dr. Scott Crawford

Although I am a Brit, I have lived very nearly half of my life in the United Sates. Having links to both sides of “The Pond” it is often a joy to see controversial issues and how they are

Guest Opinion | Thursday, November 29,2012

We need to focus on jobs

By Nick Capo

In the United States, citizens who believe that they live in the reality-based community are happy about the recent election results, even though the pulverized wreckage of this nation’s politic

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Death penalty’s dying days

By Bill Clutter

I sat back and watched the debate that unfolded in the Illinois House Judiciary Committee. Prosecutors from across the state each spoke and put their best arguments forward as to why lawmakers should

Guest Opinion | Thursday, November 8,2012

Civil discourse and the clash of ideas

By Lee H. Hamilton

The election of 2012 has called attention to how difficult it is for Americans to talk reasonably with one another about public policy challenges. Our civic dialogue – how we sort through issues