Soapbox: Good start at Lisle Park District
It's much too early to know if Lisle residents are willing to support a tax increase to build a 75,000-square-foot recreation center along Short Street to address a perceived need for more and better indoor programming space. But no matter what voters eventually decide, park district officials deserve a pat on the back for scheduling a half-dozen or so meetings to collect public input before getting too deeply involved in the project. Based on that start, we're hopeful leaders will listen closely to what residents have to say, give that input extremely careful consideration, and then proceed as they have promised: deliberately and cautiously.
Krause a class act
Naperville City Councilman Doug Krause made the classy and correct move Thursday when he announced he was conceding the Republican primary race in the 48th Illinois House District to DuPage County board member Michael Connelly of Lisle. Connelly emerged on top in the three-way GOP primary, but the 51-vote margin was so close that Krause refused to give up until every last ballot had been counted. When that happened and Krause still trailed by 49 votes, he had the option of demanding a recount. Instead, he invited Connelly to a press conference in which he announced they would present a united front in the November general election against any Democrat hoping to swoop in and swipe the seat that has belonged to retiring GOP state Rep. Jim Meyer. Krause did himself and his party proud.
Take down those signs
The election was Feb. 5. Take down your campaign signs. Except in the case of the upcoming special election in the 14th U.S. House District, they're of no use. It's time to move on and take the eyesores with you.
Worth investigating
We agree Congress has far greater issues to spend precious time on than the illicit use of steroids in major league baseball. But if our elected officials insist on grandstanding and acting like the he said-he said escapades of All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer must be investigated, here's a subject we'd like to see scrutinized. How about insisting that baseball keep salaries down so working families and ordinary folks can afford to go to games? Even the bleacher seats are high-rent for some games.
Depressing reality?
More people seem more interested in participating in the electoral process this year. We're wondering, though, if they'll feel the same way should the Democratic presidential nomination be decided by superdelegates. Such convention delegates are party insiders and party leaders, beholden to no voters and free to cast their votes as they please. Power to the people? Nope, power to the party. It's been that way since 1982, but for many political newbies, the realization could be depressing. Or it could make them angry enough to take control of their party of preference. Or not, meaning we could go back to the disinterest of old.
The state of Warrenville
Reading about Warrenville Mayor David Brummel's recent State of the City address reminds us of all the great things happening in the city. Thanks to the Cantera retail development, Warrenville has become a destination for shopping, dining and watching movies. Now more office buildings, hotels and retail shops are on the way. And Central DuPage Hospital is hoping to build a $140 million proton therapy cancer treatment center. As Brummel put it: "Pretty exciting stuff for our little town."