Bensenville Opinion
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County budget story was Page 1 newsMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I am confused. A recent article in the Feb. 24 Daily Herald regarding a $10 million budget surplus for DuPage County was on Page 5. In these never ending times of irresp...
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Refreshing honesty in local governmentMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - We all knew, but now we know for sure what lies behind the proliferation of the red light cameras - revenue generation. This was publicly admitted by the village of Winf...
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Winfield's road plan suffers from myopiaMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Myopia is a condition of the eye that allows objects that are near to appear clear while objects farther away appear blurred and unfocused. I recently attended the Winfi...
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Reflection on dad's, NIU's lossMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - As the second anniversary of the loss of Catalina, Dan, Gayle, Julianna and Ryanne passes, this tragedy still seems recent with disbelief why these students and too many...
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Solve the coyote problem nowMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A rather lengthy Associated Press article describes the coyote problem around Los Angeles. It describes two recent attacks on attended children. It says that since the 1...
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Teacher negotiations vital to our futureMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - We all know the difficult fiscal situation the state of Illinois has gotten itself into. Most recently schools have been feeling the effect. The state is many months beh...
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2-year pay freeze for Naperville teachersMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I have read with great interest of the ongoing financial difficulties many school districts in the state of Illinois are experiencing. As a resident, and parent of child...
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Laugh or cry at Illinois politics?Mar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I can't decide if I like living in Illinois for the entertainment value of our sleazy politics, or hate it for the political stench. We have a governor who we did not el...
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Age 5 too young for first gradeMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I read in complete horror, as did many of my colleagues, the article about allowing private kindergarten graduates the opportunity to enter first grade at age 5. Even mo...
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Look elsewhere for Illinois solutionsMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - I urge our political leadership to look for answers from two other states who have made their political decisions with less corruption or financial disasters. Before re...