Opinion
Maria Will Close But New Chapter Begins
As reported in the Oct. 14 city edition of the News-Herald, Maria High School, 6727 S. California Ave., Chicago, will close its doors after the 2012-13 school year. Maria, which was formerly called St. Casimir Academy, has been teaching female students a Catholic education for 100 years. The school, located on the border of Chicago’s…
Read MoreWe Need To Decide What Happens To Our Tax Money
Editor: I believe the legal citizens of Chicago somehow must create online internet voting to take the politicians out of the voting loop and give it to us. We must decide what happens to our tax money not the politicians. The politicians are the ones who spent all of our tax money and now are…
Read MoreState Pay Hikes Make For Typical Headlines
Earlier this year, when it was disclosed that Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget director had handed out two pay raises to top staffers on the same day that the governor signed the income tax increase into law, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady said the move was evidence of a Òvoid in leadership.” I tend to…
Read MoreCity Should Not Be Sanctuary for ‘Loafers’
Editor: The city of Chicago like many other municipalities, is facing a budget crunch. Why are we the Òsanctuary city” that allows people to mass here and get free health care, free schools, free link (cash) cards, free housing and many other city services that the hard pressed taxpayers toil for many overs. Trying to…
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