Glendale Heights Opinion
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Are seniors overpaying property taxes?May 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Why does a senior citizen, after receiving a property-tax freeze, have to prove that he or she is qualified each year. Also, some people receive reminders in the mail an...
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Is a hole-in-one front-page news? Maybe in NeighborMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: Dave Patton of Naperville scored his first hole-in-one on May 22. He used a 5 iron on the 174-yard 7th hole of Course No. 1 at St. Andrews ...
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We have to raise state income taxMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Cutting state spending as a viable alternative to solving our state's budget shortfall is a myth we have a responsibility to dispel. No one can rationally argue that i...
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A candidate not entangled in politicsMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to all the May 18 letters to the editor, which referred to Illinois' financial status, I feel obliged to tell you about Adam Andrejewski, a refreshing candid...
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Get cracking on ethics reformMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Township Democratic Organization would like to commend the Daily Herald for their recent coverage of ethics reform, both on the front page and in the ed...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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Eyebrow-raising use of taxpayer moneyMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Don Puchalski, in his May 13 letter to the editor (Complaint about fundraiser off base), is correct that the Democrats lacked victories in the 2009 consolidated election...
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Shining example of government workingMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - As many of you, I often find myself complaining about government. However, on May 18, I heard and saw two elected government bodies, Glenbard High School District 87 and...
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Saturday SoapboxMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A message for all school boards: Surely, school boards are paying attention to the Illinois Supreme Court ruling that tells Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 to mak...
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To the driver who ran down baby geeseMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - On May 15, just shortly after noon, a speeding driver on Raintree Drive in Glen Ellyn killed three baby geese. Just east of the stop sign, which you probably didn't stop...