DuPage County Opinion
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Who not to vote forMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - If only newspapers around the country, would list the candidates who have been endorsed by the NRA. Then voters would know who not to vote for in upcoming elections. Gar...
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Military parade sends wrong messageMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - It is foolish for the U.S. to stage a military parade. After all, it is already clear that our country has by far the most powerful military in the world. It is not surp...
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Endorsement: Yes to disband Aurora Election CommissionMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - A 50 percent off sale is almost always a sure winner, and we have one for you in Aurora. If voters abolish the Aurora Election Commission, Kane County Clerk Jack Cunning...
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Students are making themselves heardMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - As a teacher, I am so very, very, proud of Stoneman Douglas students and their courageous, eloquent, spokespersons like Emma Gonzalez, Samantha Fuentes, David Hogg and s...
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Endorsement: No on Deer Park sales tax increaseMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Largely at issue in a Deer Park request for a sales tax increase is who will pay for $400,000 a year in infrastructure improvements in the village. Voters approved a qua...
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Let's get going on Des Plaines Theater projectMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - After its initial closing in 1998, the Des Plaines Theater has had a tumultuous past 20 years. It was closed twice and then reopened twice, before it finally closed down...
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Don't waste chance to act on gun violenceFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - There is always a time for thoughts and prayers when tragedy strikes, but on the heels of the horrific gun violence that struck the community of Parkland, Florida, now i...
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Rights not unlimitedFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - Anton Scalia said our Second Amendment is not unlimited. Similarly, our First Amendment right does not give us the right to yell, "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater. Sca...
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Why won't congressman respond on gun control?Feb 28, 2018 12:00 am - My wife was a teacher. My son is a teacher, as is his fiancee. I think I can speak for teachers - not all perhaps but most. I taught for 37 years. But after the crazed...