Wheaton Opinion
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Fraud prevention key to Medicare reformMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - While Chicagoans joke about the frequency of dead people voting, the fact that prison inmates are receiving Medicare checks from the federal government is an outrage. Th...
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Nongraded classrooms not a new conceptMar 03, 2013 3:40 am - As Glen Ellyn District 41 “rethinks old grade levels,” per the article in the Feb. 25 Daily Herald, parents need not be apprehensive of “too much, too soon” as the initi...
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Libraries, don’t forsake printed wordMar 01, 2013 3:40 am - Libraries, don’t forsake printed word I found rather depressing the Feb. 17 Daily Herald story about visits to libraries being up 33 percent in 10 years, despite th...
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Ryan is luckiest felon on earthFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Ryan is luckiest felon on earth George Ryan is the luckiest felon on earth. His pro bono legal team has filed motion after motion in the last five and one-half year...
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The oppression of human incentiveFeb 26, 2013 3:40 am - The oppression of human incentive The White House would have us worship at the altar of equality. Neomarxism a la Obama bristles at the idea that capitalism may res...
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Horse care could improve at DanadaFeb 24, 2013 3:40 am - Horse care could improve at Danada In October 2012, after almost three years as a volunteer, I left Danada Equestrian Center due to time constraints as a result of ...
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Good first steps in SchaumburgFeb 21, 2013 4:00 am - Solving a tough police case takes time, patience and the hard work of following a lot of leads and attending to many details. Solving the crisis of confidence that arise...
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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Thanks, Wheaton’s first respondersFeb 14, 2013 3:40 am - Thanks, Wheaton’s first responders In the early hours of Wednesday Jan. 9, we suffered a fire in our home in Wheaton. The police and firemen of Wheaton responded ve...
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Should have asked for artist’s OKFeb 14, 2013 3:40 am - Should have asked for artist’s OK A fellow artist sent me the Jan. 22 Daily Herald article titled “Lombard trustee touches up incomplete mural of historic sites.” I...