Bolingbrook Opinion
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Editorial: Suburban schools take necessary step in heroin battleNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's taken some time, but the shift in attitudes toward combating the suburban heroin epidemic has taken hold. And nowhere is that more evident than in our high schools,...
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'Clean Slate' hasn't met its promisesNov 01, 2015 12:00 am - Kathy Hamilton and her so-called "Clean Slate" cohorts Deanne Mazzochi, Frank Napolitano and Charles Bernstein took over the College of DuPage Board of Trustees with pro...
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Indigestion can be serious at age 86Oct 31, 2015 12:00 am - Having ingested an inordinate amount of white lead, benzene, cigarettes, pipe tobacco and stale c-rations in my 86 years, I do appreciate the warning about eating hot do...
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Editorial: DuPage County and reminders budgeting should be give-and-takeOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - It's budget season, both for the private and public sector. It's also silly season for some. Imagine if you will this scenario: Your boss tells you to prepare next year'...
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Editorial: It's leaders' responsibility to 'move forward' at College of DuPageOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - It's long past a time when cooler heads might prevail at the helm of College of DuPage, but, in spite of a downpour of negative news this month, the opportunity always e...
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Keep fighting horse slaughter plantsOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Eighty percent of American voters oppose horse slaughter for consumption, for a variety of reasons ranging from ethics to economics. Since 2005, Congress has respected t...
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Need more people like Justin AnthonyOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Just read the article by John Starks about Justin Anthony, the Elgin Academy alumnus, who founded EPIC Hoopz to teach kids to be leaders. Certainly the world would be a ...
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Naperville's odd stance on alcoholOct 18, 2015 12:00 am - It seems like problems with alcohol are always raising their ugly heads before the Naperville City Council. Easily overlooked are the murder of a schoolteacher and the d...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Efficient government must be our focusOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - It's roundly accepted that Illinois needs to reduce its 7,000-plus units of local government to save taxpayers money and improve the delivery of services and infrastruct...