Itasca Opinion
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No sympathy for drivers who don't stop, get ticketedJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Several times each week I walk to complete various errands in and around central Naperville. As a frequent pedestrian, I have no sympathy for drivers who get ticketed tu...
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Cuts save pennies, but cost societyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As a member of District 204's special needs PTA, I read Justin Kmitch's article, "District 204 group pushing to maintain special needs funding," with great interest and ...
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'Cap and trade' bill potential disasterJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives did a grave disservice to the U.S. by passing the so-called "cap and trade" bill. I urge you contact your Senators to correct this mistake b...
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ComEd doesn't really care for treesJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I must take exception to ComEd's Senior Vice President Calvin Butler's attempts to paint ComEd as a tree-loving entity that tries to balance the "care" of trees while pr...
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GOP 'solutions' too simplisticJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - While I fully share the concern expressed in a Fence Post letter by state Reps. Michael Connelly and Darlene Senger on the suffering and pain the economic crisis, create...
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Does Senger have her priorities straight?Jul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I have two concerns related to the June 28 letter from state Rep. Darlene Senger. First, I question this space as the proper forum for elected officials to conduct what ...
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Transplant drug coverage bill long overdueJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Nineteen years ago, my brother gave me one of his kidneys. Like other kidney transplant recipients, each day I must take immunosuppressive drugs which help prevent rejec...
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Budget catastrophic to DuPage servicesJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Budget catastrophic to DuPage services On May 31, the Illinois legislature passed a budget that cuts in half funding for health and human services. This means that many ...
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A simple question for lawmakersJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I have a simple question for each and every senator and Congressperson: Will you give up your very generous taxpayer-provided health care program for the program that yo...
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Drive a spike through gamblingJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Gambling expansion is making enablers of us all. We are enabling the destruction of families within our communities knowing very well that greater ease of gambling bring...