Downers Grove Opinion
-
Read this, everyone but Roosevelt Road RobberSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Of course, you all remember Harry and Marv, the idiot burglars outsmarted by 8-year-old Kevin in the 1990 cult classic, "Home Alone." After each heist, Marv would stop u...
-
Articles that reveal hypocrisy in LisleSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you for showing us, on page 6 of the Friday, Aug. 24 DuPage County edition of the Daily Herald, just what a bunch of hypocrites run the village of Lisle. The two ...
-
Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
-
Ways to keep kids from taking the heatSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Mid-August now means welcome back to school. And time for the four Rs. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic -- and Roasting. Whoever thought it was a good idea to start the scho...
-
Let's find ways to cut energy useSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The controversy over coal power is on the minds of many people today, as well as a topic of conversation and debate. Froma Harrop's column "Coal may be cheap, but it is ...
-
Hospitals do care about patient careSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - As president of the association representing 200 Illinois hospitals, I was pleased to see several of our hospitals highlighted in "Satisfaction? Check," and "Hospitals' ...
-
Compliments for skateboard videoSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Compliments for skateboard video Excellent journalism from Paul Michna through his video pieces focusing on the state fair and skateboarding ("Once a skater, always a sk...
-
Services of Planned Parenthood neededSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm glad to see Planned Parenthood will soon be opening a new clinic in Aurora. We need their services, from counseling and sex education, to birth control information a...
-
Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
-
Daily Herald wrong about home pricesSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - As I read the newspaper on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 1, I nearly choked on my coffee as I read the headline, "Home prices on rise". I thought to myself, you have go...