West Chicago Opinion
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DuPage crackdown on drugged driversSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Staff reporter Tona Kunz's article "Stopping those driving drugged," (Sept. 10) was a well-written story that takes an in-depth look at a very serious probl...
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Soapbox: For children's sakeSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Earlier this week, police arrested a convicted sex offender in Glen Ellyn after he was accused of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who lived in the same apa...
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Read this, everyone but Roosevelt Road RobberSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Of course, you all remember Harry and Marv, the idiot burglars outsmarted by 8-year-old Kevin in the 1990 cult classic, "Home Alone." After each heist, Marv would stop u...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Dist. 303 need air conditioningSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the Daily Herald's Saturday Soapbox comment questioning the need for air conditioning in School District 303 schools. As the editor wrote th...
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Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
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Research supports bilingual educationSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - This is a response to your front page article "Are Spanish-speaking students 'coddled?'". The article was very well-balanced between the opinions of West Chicago Communi...
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Honor those who died in 9/11 attacksSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - As we approach the sixth anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, we need to honor all those who lost their lives on that day and to remember all those who ensure our fre...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Nature hit hard, but got no 10-countAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nature hit us hard with a variety of vicious blows. Last week, rain came down inch after agonizing inch, flooding streets, homes and businesses. A tornado touched down b...