Bolingbrook Opinion
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Need better policy to invest in U.S.Jul 27, 2012 4:45 am - Need better policy to invest in U.S. The political discussion and consternation revolving around investing abroad and outsourcing has been interesting. Most see thi...
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Legalizing pot makes fiscal senseJul 24, 2012 4:18 am - Legalizing pot makes fiscal sense Just recently the city of Chicago has decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Instead of being arrested, a ti...
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Editorial: Restrict public pensions to retireesJul 23, 2012 5:56 am - What a sweet deal. If you can get it. Daily Herald Staff Writer Jake Griffin reported last week that longtime Addison Police Chief Timothy Hayden is retiring. The mayor ...
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Advance this clean energy projectJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - As an elected official, it is my job to consider what’s best for the entire state when determining the future of Illinois. One project is a win-win from upstate to downs...
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The SoapboxJul 21, 2012 5:30 am - Tribute to Jeanine: Jeanine Nicarico is back in the news, but this time for a reason that will offer hope to abused children. A new DuPage County Children’s Advocacy Cen...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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Roberts should have recused himselfJul 20, 2012 4:22 am - Justice John Roberts is to Obamacare what Justice Blackmun is to Roe v. Wade, the abortion decision. Scuttlebutt says Blackmun, in conjunction with Mayo Clinic, drafted ...
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Springbrook Prairie’s new status welcomeJul 17, 2012 2:35 pm - Springbrook Prairie’s new status welcome The River Prairie Group of the Sierra Club is thrilled to support the Forest Preserve Commission of DuPage County in their ...
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Editorial: The hidden victims of heroin abuseJul 17, 2012 5:00 am - For more than a decade we have chronicled the surge of heroin use in the suburbs by our youth and the tragic stories of suburban kids caught up in the scourge. We’ve tal...
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Campaign going to be a long 4 monthsJul 17, 2012 4:25 am - After watching David Axelrod on the CBS morning show I wanted to heave. On one attack he was making against Romney, the broadcaster said that “Fact Check” pointed out hi...