Oak Brook Opinion
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More generous side? Does it matter?Apr 29, 2012 1:00 am - I have never met Ms. Priscilla Weese, but I am sure she is charming, intelligent and committed. I enjoy her letters. However, I will caution her about her recent letter ...
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Nugent hate rhetoric is a real dangerApr 29, 2012 1:00 am - Ted Nugent, the Motor City Loud Mouth. This has-been deems his rhetoric as harmless metaphors and questions whether the readers are intellectual enough to understand the...
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The SoapboxApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Hey! We mean it: Maybe Mother Nature didn’t hear us last week. What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? All in the family: Talk...
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Lombard music cutback is unwiseApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I am writing in response to the April 12 article, “Music muted as Lombard changes curriculum.” Although Illinois law provides local school districts with the authority t...
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Aurora Green Fest going to be greatApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - The Aurora Green Fest Committee is in full swing on our preparations for Aurora’s third annual green fest. As our chairman, I want to honor the members of the committee ...
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Teachers are state’s fiscal scapegoatsApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - I have followed this nearly daily tsunami concerning the need for pension “reform” with interest the past few years. As a veteran teacher for the past 32 years, I have w...
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Why write fluff about Gorbachev?Apr 27, 2012 1:00 am - I find it amazing that a man who once had Soviet missiles pointed at American cities, leader of The Communist Party in the USSR is now praised while he talks “freedom” o...
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Attended rally to support COD facultyApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - The article in the April 20 Daily Herald made reference to comments made by me at a rally of the faculty on Thursday. The reporter claimed that my comments identified Ki...
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Cronin’s quick action the right moveApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin promised swift action and he delivered. The next question is did he go far enough? On Tuesday, Cronin said of a damaging report o...
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State applying smoke and mirrorsApr 27, 2012 1:00 am - While I have to agree that the state is a mess, I do not necessarily agree with its approach to fixing our problems. As an example, adding a $1 tax to a pack of cigarett...