Bolingbrook Opinion
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Give health care law a chance to workAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Give health care law a chance to work I sat watching a hearing from Congress recently about the Affordable Care Act on C-SPAN. As someone who has recently retired, ...
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Editorial: Schools right to study drug, alcohol testingAug 07, 2013 5:00 am - Two years ago, we supported an effort at Lake Zurich High School to institute random drug testing for students in extracurricular activities or who have a parking permit...
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Learn about genetically modified foods Sept. 12 at CODAug 04, 2013 11:00 pm - College of DuPage, in partnership with Illinois Right to Know GMO and the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), will host an educational awareness event on propose...
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St. Charles runner, Lombard walker should inspire us allAug 04, 2013 5:00 am - Actual official company email sent by me on a Saturday to staff writer James Fuller: “Jim ... Just read your story on Steve Spear and had to tell you what a nice job yo...
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The SoapboxAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - View from the ground level: Village leaders do a better job when they really know their towns, and that’s why we applaud West Dundee trustees for taking their recent boa...
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Real estate, tuition and race bubblesAug 02, 2013 4:40 am - Real estate, tuition and race bubbles The real estate bubble was caused by an artificial imbalance of buyers and sellers. Easy lending, dictated by government, led ...
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Remove amendment from farm billJul 31, 2013 4:40 am - Remove amendment from farm bill Recently, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Federal Farm Bill. Sadly, Rep. Roskam voted “yes” on this bill, which inc...
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Thinking Illinois might be doomedJul 24, 2013 4:40 am - Thinking Illinois might be doomed Illinois has one of the highest business tax rates in the nation, one of the highest income tax rates in the nation, the highest g...
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Editor Gruff, pipelines and our Fox River seriesJul 21, 2013 5:00 am - Remember that gruff first editor of mine? Here’s another story, courtesy of him, about the Fox River. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the suburbs were desperate for new...
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No one should go to bed hungryJul 21, 2013 4:40 am - No one should go to bed hungry Hunger in America is alive — and thriving. Thanks to sustained high unemployment and underemployment and the methodical dismantling o...