Campton Hills Opinion
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Big difference in real war experienceMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I know that if the phone rings at 3 a.m. in the White House, I want the person who answers it to know the difference between running and ducking from sniper fire and hav...
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Racism rose on back of 1915 'Birth' filmMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I wanted to write about racism in the United States, and how it was a simple act of watching a film that helped spark a firestorm of racial hatred that still burns today...
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Demand more of students, teachersMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am amazed and appalled that in order to have students do well on tests, the answer is to make the tests easier. If, at Harper College, 50 percent of incoming students...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Holy Name Six exposed hypocrisyMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The Holy Name Six are being vilified for taking action on the Pope's denunciation of the unethical war and illicit U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, where countle...
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Matter of fairness on hookah loungeMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultures, health issues and the finer points of the law clashed over smoking lounges in Schaumburg last week. In the end, common sense won a narrow victory -- but it was...
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Will anyone address our real problems?Mar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Contrary to letter writer John Skaritka, Bill Foster deserves a heap of praise. We need more intellect in government. Nothing positive came from the Jim Oberweis campai...
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Is it a rebate check or just hush money?Mar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Never doubt that the U. S. is a "welfare state." In May, taxpayers will receive $300 to $600 from the federal government to do with whatever they please. Pay the rent ...
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Fox Valley fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Good deed, bad deed Elgin Mayor Ed Schock and wife, Karen, were trying to help a troubled young woman, taking her in when she had nowhere to go. They were repaid by her...
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Headline could be misinterpretedMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Headline could be misinterpreted The headline atop an Associated Press article on March 19 in the DuPage edition of the Daily Herald grabbed my attention. It read, "Past...