DuPage County Opinion
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Debate focused on gotcha questionsApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I am deeply disappointed in the questions asked in the Democratic Party so-called presidential debate between Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama on ABC. My opinions of Charlie ...
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Nature's main threat isn't an earthquakeApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1811 and 1812, earthquakes linked to the New Madrid fault in downstate Illinois were so violent that they "made the Mississippi River run backward," according to Sout...
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Praise for a great Bloomingdale copApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Police Department is losing one of its finest officers. Deputy Chief Tom Schreiber is retiring on May 2 after serving this community for more than 30 ye...
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Electoral College well past its primeApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to James R. Schaefer (Fence Post, April 14), I have always believed the Electoral College is well past its prime. It is ridiculous when we see the same candi...
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Get out of Iraq and protect our bordersApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - We should never have invaded Iraq in the first place. Iraq is only about oil and Bush's fantasies. There was no terror threat to America until we invaded them. Now all A...
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Time to adequately fund our collegesApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently had the pleasure of meeting with students from the College of DuPage, a thriving community college campus located in the heart of my legislative district. Dur...
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Join the campaign for new capital billApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I am proud to announce that I have been appointed to the steering committee of the Illinois Works Coalition, a new bipartisan public/private partnership made up of busin...
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Hey, where's my dog park? (Woof!)Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Hi! This is Lad again. Remember me from Elk Grove Village? Last year my canine friends and I were so excited and happy about the dog park to be erected in Elk Grove Vill...
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Longevity a bad reason for a raiseApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Although I have nothing against elected officials voting pay increases for themselves, when it comes to the new pay structure for the mayor's position, I have to ask the...
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It'll be taken care of, not your faultApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I paid back my entire school loan -- took some time, but every dime was paid back. I later found out tens of thousands of people didn't pay theirs back and the governme...