Warrenville Opinion
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Brave new world of text messaging, courtroom camerasFeb 03, 2013 4:00 am - The other day, while scrolling through the thread of my text messages, I discovered the person I swap notes with most often, after my wife and son, is Josh Stockinger, w...
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The SoapboxJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Requiring responsibility: A proposed Cook County Board ordinance would fine people who fail to report if their firearms are lost, stolen or sold. Too often, guns bought...
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Government cares more for gun ownersJan 13, 2013 3:06 am - We are all upset about what happened in Newtown, Conn. And to think it could happen even in our small town of Warrenville is very upsetting to all of us. We pray, light ...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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County board has held line on taxesDec 07, 2012 3:07 am - County board has held line on taxes Every year, I hear from taxpayers the question, “Why do my property taxes continue to increase when my property value has decrea...
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GOP has little to learn from CatholicsDec 04, 2012 3:55 am - GOP has little to learn from Catholics In a recent column, Michael Gerson advised the Republican Party to embrace Catholic teachings: “a commitment to the common go...
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Cameras in the courtroom: It’s ‘not entertainment’Dec 02, 2012 4:00 am - “What we have here,” the grizzled editor says to the cub reporter, “is a case of the public’s right to know running smack dab into its right not to care.” The quote, I b...
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Absent-minded editor glad staff has his backNov 18, 2012 4:00 am - The news release came in late Wednesday afternoon, announcing that a man from Glen Ellyn had won a $1 million lottery drawing. As a veteran news editor, I knew exactly w...
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The SoapboxNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - A decent decision: Can’t say we’re ever pleased to hear of a community embracing video gambling, but if it has to happen, a town could do worse than to dedicate all its ...