DuPage County Opinion
-
Williams went too far in Trayvon Martin columnOct 26, 2017 12:01 am - In his column published Oct. 4, Walter E. Williams identified several black men, including Trayvon Martin, as "criminals." A search of public records reveals that Trayvo...
-
Value of protest begins with respectOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - I suppose I could write a short piece about being born up in often-freezing-cold Minnesota in a small working class town with limited opportunities outside of the local ...
-
There may be no 'fix' for gun violenceOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - After one absorbs the shock and horror of the Las Vegas mass shooting, the significant question is "What is the fix?" An answer is critical because the shooter's method...
-
Pence NFL walk-off an expensive stuntOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - At an Oct. 8 NFL game, the White House pulled off a very expensive stunt. At the cost of more than $30,000 an hour, we taxpayers paid for the use of Air Force Two and we...
-
Employees should contribute to own retirement costsOct 23, 2017 5:00 am - In the Oct. 13 Daily Herald there is an article titled, "District 57 officials outline case for tax increase." In it assistant superintendent for finance and operations ...
-
Thanks for great seasonOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - Congratulations Dodgers! You deserve the NL Conference banner. Keep the World Series trophy in the NL. I am a generation-to-generation loyal fan of the Chicago Cubs. I w...
-
Beholden to the NRA or afraid of it?Oct 23, 2017 12:01 am - The U.S. has again beat its own record. Not in the Olympics or the Dow Jones, but in the number of dead in a mass shooting. Every time these horrific acts occur they ar...
-
Editorial: Mayor Craig Johnson's proposed cigarette sales ban merits studyOct 21, 2017 2:00 pm - Some of us have been around long enough to remember when suburbs like Evanston, Oak Park and Wheaton were dry. Did it stop people from drinking? Well, to be sure, it did...
-
The assault on the Affordable Care ActOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - In September, the ACA survived yet another repeal attempt by the U.S. Senate. However, every time this happens, there is a tendency for supporters of the act to take a ...
-
When is it time to talk about gun control?Oct 21, 2017 12:01 am - April 16, 2007, a gunman armed with automatic weapons kills 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech University. When the American public called for stricter gun control...