Elmhurst Opinion
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Higher standard needed for objectorsMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I attended the College of DuPage Election Board hearings in support of candidates whose appearance on the ballot was being challenged for trivial or exaggerated objectio...
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Do your job, which isn't raising taxesMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It is so good to see our Illinois politicians getting back to the work of the people. First order of business, raise taxes. They won't raise all the taxes yet, just the ...
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Octuplet mom's medical costsMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - We ought not to come down too hard on the mother of those octuplets. The woman obviously is in need of psychological help. But if the state of California ends up paying...
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Roskam criticism for stimulus vote unjustMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - In the Jan. 7 Fence Post letter submitted by Gail Clark complaining of the "no" vote by Rep. Peter Roskam, does she really believe that President Obama actually "reached...
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Isn't it past time for the cheats to pay?Feb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - I cannot picture thousands now relieved from comfortable, well-paying jobs willing to work with stone and cement, dripping with sweat and grime, with lower pay, no longe...
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Group seeks end to abuse in child careFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to the recent tragedy, the death of 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan, we have developed Illinois' first grass-roots organization known as Stop Abuse in Daycare (...
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Should we spike this electoral board system?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - All's fair in love and politics, so trying to shoot an arrow through the heart of a candidate's petitions to run for office is a rite of passage when local elections rol...
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What do COD incumbents fear?Feb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - We should be thankful that someone is concerned about the rule of law in Illinois elections given the tarnished image of this state's political processes. Appointed Coll...
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Need a scourge to renew our valuesFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The stimulus money isn't going to do much of a hoot. A trillion dollars down the drain. The money is wrongly intended to perpetuate an economy that had thrived under pas...
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County should protect BrandywineFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The city of Oakbrook Terrace's outlined objections to the proposed Krilich property development include worries about too much traffic onto Butterfield Road. Oakbrook T...