In your editorial on July 7, you stumbled on the problems of the Supreme Court because of the use of two old-fashioned definitions of ”conservative” that are obsolescent, if not obsolete. The modern definition (since about 1932) is exemplified with great beauty by the recent Supreme Court decision on sodomy.
A conservative is ”one who believes that government should get off the backs of business (particularly big business) and into the bedroom where it belongs.” This problem arises because this term is often a euphemism used by the media to replace the more objectionable term ”reactionary” when referring to the ideas they are pushing; and to their friends, such as Ronald Reagan; and to themselves.
![The Arlington Heights Village Board granted developers of the planned Arlington 425 project in downtown Arlington Heights another construction-related extension – making this at least the second one – even as financing for the work has still not been secured. The mixed-use development, planned for 225 W. Campbell St., has been in the works for five years. “We’re looking to get it going,” Stephen Messutta, general counsel for Norwood Builders of Park Ridge, told the board at the April 15 meeting. The developer requested a zoning extension for the proposed redevelopment on the longtime empty land parcel located just steps […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/05/09/E6SSECNLL5F4JLRU4GG4CNMQ2A.jpg?w=535 "The Arlington Heights Village Board granted developers of the planned Arlington 425 project in downtown Arlington Heights another construction-related extension – making this at least the second one – even as financing for the work has still not been secured. The mixed-use development, planned for 225 W. Campbell St., has been in the works for five years. “We’re looking to get it going,” Stephen Messutta, general counsel for Norwood Builders of Park Ridge, told the board at the April 15 meeting. The developer requested a zoning extension for the proposed redevelopment on the longtime empty land parcel located just steps […]")