Aurora Opinion
-
Public employee pay freeze neededMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Negotiators for teachers and the school board in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 reached a tentative agreement Friday on a one-year contract that would give teachers 2-...
-
Baseless attack on COD candidateMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Only a few people in the makeshift courthouse that normally serves as College of DuPage's boardroom were witnesses to the sordid depths people will plumb to preserve pow...
-
Festival cutbacks aren't wisest choiceMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a few days ago in this space, we urged suburban residents to resist the temptation to let fear of this wretched economy get the best of us. Rather than hunkering d...
-
The world that Dostoevski foresawMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Everything is relative, isn't it? Liars loans for mortgages, five or six "tax challenged" appointees by Obama only one month into his administration. Enron, WorldCom, Be...
-
A cautionary tale of letter writing and politicsMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - May I direct your attention to a Fence Post letter appearing elsewhere on this page? It's headlined, "Response to Herald story on District 204." Submitted by four school...
-
Response to Herald story on District 204Mar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - We would like to respond to the Daily Herald's March 3 article, "Six agree on new Dist. 204 victim's rights policy." First, we are very disappointed with the way the cur...
-
Higher standard needed for objectorsMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I attended the College of DuPage Election Board hearings in support of candidates whose appearance on the ballot was being challenged for trivial or exaggerated objectio...
-
How not to handle a student sex caseMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The victim. That's where everyone's concern must be focused when there are allegations of sexual assault against a child. Those accused, especially if they also are chil...
-
CN should stick to the dealMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - It's a big week for the Canadian-based railroad company CN but it seems they still could use some good public relations advice. After a long battle with communities that...
-
Saturday SoapboxFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Snow way Yes, spring is just around the corner, and, yes, we probably (hopefully) don't have too many winter storms left this season. But last weekend's snow offered a p...