Bolingbrook Opinion
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Why bother? For the 2 percent have-nots.Aug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - An Aug. 14 letter from Steve Williams asked why we should bother improving a health care system that works for 98 percent of the population. Even assuming his assumption...
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You know better, Rep. BiggertAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I have a great health care plan. It lets me go to any doctor I choose. I don't have to get preapproval for medical procedures, co-pays are not eating up my income, my mo...
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Biggert flyer meant to inflameAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Your headline (above story about Cub fan who spilled beer on an outfielder) was, "I am sorry I disgraced you." I mistakenly believed that U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert had apol...
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Biggert remark not just inflammatoryAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - "Requires end-of-life counseling for seniors that might encourage them to give up when facing a serious illness." This is how U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert describes a provisio...
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Incendiary handout helped no oneAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert did not do anyone any good with her inflammatory little handout. Health care is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. It's bad enough that ...
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Murderer doesn't deserve second chanceAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to your Aug. 7 article, "Killer Wants to Undo Guilty Plea." I have read this article repeatedly, and am absolutely heartsick that Mr. Deng belie...
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Open a locker? We can help with that, tooAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Immerse yourself in the story; don't become the story. That's advice I heard a long time ago. Pretty good advice, too. I take it to mean: Research the issue well or spen...
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Winfield Run a smashing successAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - On Aug. 8, the Winfield Historical Society sponsored the twenty-sixth annual Winfield Run, and once again enjoyed a very successful event. The run benefits Hedges Stati...
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Naperville should ban video gamingAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - There's an old saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Thanks to Gov. Quinn and our state legislature, which passed a law legalizing video gambling ...
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Making mountains out of molehillsAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 11 Daily Herald, columnist Rubin Navarette begins his column "If you think it's embarrassing for an African-American to identify himself to the police while ...