Downers Grove Opinion
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Look at end of term, not beginningFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - I wish to strongly disagree with the opinion piece titled "Can't have it both ways," in which the author makes the argument that both presidents Clinton and Obama are un...
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Attendance not mandatoryFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - I can't let this go. To the reader who did not do her homework … attending the State of the Union speech is not a part of a legislators' job description. Antonio Scalia,...
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Lack of basic math skills hurting studentsFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - I am a retired high school physics, chemistry and advanced mathematics teacher from the Chicago Public Schools. Over the years, I have found that a large number of high ...
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A silver lining for library projectFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Naperville Historic Preservation Commission has approved the demolition of the 1962 addition to the Old Nichols Library. We did not object to that. However, the deve...
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Editorial: Listen and take seriously teens' stress concernsFeb 01, 2018 10:00 pm - A comment online to a Daily Herald story on teen stress says all you need to know on what needs to change in the dynamics between youth and adults in the suburbs. "Gosh,...
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Tax cut will have positive benefitsJan 28, 2018 12:00 am - My family thanks Congressman Peter Roskam for his leadership across the board, but most especially in passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. What a positive difference this ...
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Time to end gender pay disparitiesJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Last week, Citigroup announced its decision to increase compensation for women and minorities to bridge pay gaps here in the United States, becoming the first big U.S. b...
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Consider the measure of a man who fought for equal rightsJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew America as a great country, built in part by his slave ancestors who were unwillingly brought to these shores from Africa -- as well as, ...
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A ruling's resultJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - In 1973, seven men gave American women the right to legally kill their unborn children. Since then, 60 million unborn children have died from abortion. Mary Ann Cronauer...
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President is a danger to AmericaJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - In a letter to this forum published Jan. 15, Paula Kurland admonishes The Daily Herald for printing "such blatantly biased news articles, especially where it involves ou...