Itasca Opinion
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District 200 made cowardly choiceSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear District 200 Board, My daughter, Emma, is in first grade at Longfellow. I have, up until now, had nothing but praise for District 200 and, in particular, for Longfe...
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Shameful decision for Wheaton schoolsSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I always thought that when I voted for candidates for our District 200 school board, I was voting for stable, educated adults who were interested in providing superior p...
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Speech demonstrates Obama's leadershipSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Why is everything that President Obama says or does considered political grist for the mill? Why can't it be considered a demonstration of leadership? I'm referring to t...
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District 200: Reverse your decisionSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - What follows is a message I sent to the Superintendent Wheaton Warrenville District 200. Dr. Drury, I received my phone call today informing me that District 200 school...
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Raise hands if you support censorshipSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I just received a robo-call from Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200. The recorded message told me that President Obama will extol the benefits of scholarship to stu...
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Same-sex wedding announcements OKSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing to thank your editorial board for continuing with the policy of printing same-sex wedding announcements. A same-sex wedding that is legally valid is just as...
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Trust and ethics are indivisibleSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Election Commission is amending its ethics ordinance. We hope that the commission complies with our request to make this process more transparent and a...
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Send 'em to Canada for health care?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a thought. If Canada has such a great government health care plan, which we are trying to emulate, why don't we save hundreds of billions of dollars by sending 10 m...
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Government can be powerful, effectiveSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The current recession began in January 2008, and deepened during the last year of the Bush and a Republican Party administration. Republicans addressed the recession usi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Profanity is bleeping unnecessarySep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bleeping unnecessary: While we might not like it, we understand we live in a more profane, in-your-face world these days. But do we need the profanity that really doesn'...