Westmont Opinion
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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'...
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President should hear 'Big Muddy'Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - As an irrepressible supporter of President Obama, I hang on his every word trying to glean the secret of his usually unflappable zen-like demeanor. There appears but one...
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Go back to basics in health care debateSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The health care debate has degenerated into a political nightmare. Too much time is being spent simply trying to win and not addressing the underlying problems. I would ...
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Bible believers won't accept gay cultureSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Each of the several rebuttals to Sue A. Smith's letter which objected to a gay marriage announcement in the paper cited that culture is now accepting of homosexuality, b...
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A mom's concern helps unearth sex offender snafuSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Have you heard about the homeless colony of sex offenders living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami? Scores of people convicted of sex crimes have been living ther...
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Questions remain in '95 casino dealSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Pat Durante's Aug. 13 letter to the editor attacking DuPage Democratic Chairman Bob Peickert is another diversionary attempt to dump blame and avoid the issue. After res...
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Don't assume GOP is against the poorSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Some seem to assume that all Republicans are against the poor, and are expressing contempt for the party in power by speaking up for specific hopes and ideals which they...
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Gay-bashing letter shouldn't have runSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Just as Sue A. Smith from Bloomingdale stated she was disappointed to see a gay wedding notice in the Aug. 25 Daily Herald, I was even more disappointed to see her comme...
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Just try asking folks to drop MedicareSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Many Americans love government-run "socialized" medicine. If you don't believe me, try asking any senior to opt out of Medicare - a health care program run by the govern...