DuPage County Opinion
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Give park district an emphatic 'yes'Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - In your lifetime, hopefully, you have been touched by some of nature's beauty. Like the sound of toads trilling or the sweet fragrance of common milkweed flowers or the ...
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Now an entitlement to free transit ridesJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - It appears that the governor, the legislature, the transit authorities and the news media all need copies of a dictionary. The definition of "free" in Dictionary.com is:...
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Immigration drives vote for OberweisJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - My decision to vote for Jim Oberweis comes down to one issue. He is the strongest voice I hear opposing illegal immigration. Not only does he speak out against the lack ...
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Emotions decide if learning happensJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - This is my last comment on the issue of schools and teaching. Mr. Bill Bishop states that "Emotions obscure School Finance 101." While the Herald may have presented in a...
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Railroad crossings can be made saferJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - We mourn the loss of Rose Tani, a vibrant and wonderful lady that raised a nice and loving family. Her son, as most know, is an astronaut who was in space when the accid...
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New Year's regrets, she has a fewJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - This is the time of year when many people make resolutions and by the end of January, most of them have been broken or all together forgotten. I do not make resolutions ...
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Fire district tax hike clearly neededJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - This week signs have begun popping up in a small handful of yards around Winfield, claiming that the Winfield Fire Protection District's long-hoped-for referendum is a c...
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DuPage Soapbox: Correction in endorsementJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An endorsement of Gerry Cassioppi in the Republican primary in DuPage County Board District 5 that was published Friday stated that Cassioppi was a former member of the ...
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Cook County Soapbox: True human spiritJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Kitty Molander is being remembered these days in Schaumburg. And that's because she certainly will be hard to forget. Kitty died last month after a battle with brain can...
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Laesch up to task of changing directionJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Outside of watching C-Span and reading an occasional e-mail, I haven't been deeply involved in local politics. Why be a part of the problem in this country? But that was...