DuPage County Opinion
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A sudden interest in being humaneApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Two inmates on death row in Kentucky argue their executions could be carried out more humanely with less risk of pain. I wonder if they thought about humaneness and pai...
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Bully tactics used to oppose school siteApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - How many times do we talk with our children about how to deal with bullying? It's a life lesson we've all been touched by in one way or another. We try to give them exam...
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If you back war, back tax hikes to pay for itApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - To anyone who still supports the war in Iraq: If this war is really worth it to you, put your money where your mouth is and demand that we raise taxes to pay for it. I t...
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Property taxes add to mortgage crisisApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Much has been written recently about rising home mortgages in the face of the credit crisis and adjustable rate mortgages and the like. But overlooked in the discussion ...
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Will we ever end state corruption?Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am appalled at the recent testimony and ongoing trial of Mr. Rezko. It seems that in Illinois politics, you can change the person, you can change the party yet you st...
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Replace the income tax with a fair taxApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I heard a radio talk-show host talking about an idea that I initially thought was so off the wall as to be ludicrous. He was urging his listeners to buy a book and, intr...
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Not acting in the spirit of democracyApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - While democratic procedures may have been followed at the Downers Grove Township Annual Meeting of April 8, my experience is that the spirit of democracy was not. Those ...
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End anxious wait for life-saving organApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - When you are 13 years old, you should be waiting for the next great thing to happen. A fun get-together with friends or family. Praise from a teacher, or coach, for a jo...
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Peace activists shouldn't be triedApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - This is regarding the April 10 article "Judge allows case against protesters to go to trial." Over the past nine months, I have attended the court dates for Jeff Zurawsk...
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Why not forgive our foreign debt?Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - To the person who wants the U. S. to forgive foreign debt, when will our foreign debt be forgiven, particularly the debt owed to China, Middle East oil exporters and how...