Wheaton Opinion
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Endorsements: For Wheaton Warrenville Dist. 200: Crabtree, Long, YeboahMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - There will be new voices on the Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 school board when voters elect three members from a field of five that features only one incumbent....
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Endorsement: John Prendiville for mayor of WheatonFeb 25, 2019 3:00 pm - The next mayor of Wheaton will be a man who lives on the city's north side, commutes to Chicago for work, has been a member of the council for at least a dozen years, lo...
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Endorsements: Fitch and Bray-Parker for Wheaton City CouncilFeb 25, 2019 3:00 pm - The race for two at-large seats on the Wheaton City Council includes one-term incumbent Suzanne Fitch, high school civics teacher Erica Bray-Parker and Ronald Almiron, w...
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Green New Deal? Not a yes or no questionFeb 14, 2019 1:00 am - As someone who supports action at every level to counter climate change, I am dismayed at the reaction to the proposed "Green New Deal." The Congress and Americans gener...
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Socialism's stigmaFeb 14, 2019 1:00 am - If Democratic Socialism is so bad, why do people in Nordic countries (Finland and Scandinavian nations) have a higher standard of living, more individual freedom, not to...
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Five ways to economic growth in DuPage CountyFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - Through the Choose DuPage to Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance, public-and private-sector leaders continue to work together to ensure a business-friendly envir...
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Something to cheer in an era of greedFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - Burt Constable's column in the March 3 edition renewed my faith in humanity. At a time when everyone seems to sue someone for any slight hurt, the Sullivan family decide...
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Don't dissolve panel in midst of electionJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Today, the DuPage County Board has a historic opportunity to overhaul the way we manage our elections. I think we owe it to the voters to get this right the first time a...
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Where's the need for prayer at meetings?Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - Recently the Daily Herald had a front-page story headlined, "Some say halt prayers at county board meetings," and the focus was on invocations given at the start of DuPa...
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Keeping an eternal perspective in mindDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - I applaud Georgie Anne Geyer's opinion piece in the Dec. 20 edition of the Daily Herald on John Chau, the Christian missionary who died in the attempt to bring the gospe...