DuPage County Opinion
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Give up discredited gender conceptsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - "Only" (roughly) one of four superintendents in Illinois are women, you complain. Yet, in your own newspaper, men dominate the high-level positions. Only one woman out ...
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Fixed incomes need tax reliefJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - As all of us are aware, in particular those on fixed incomes, property taxes are disgracefully exorbitant and out of control. Immediate relief is mandatory for those of ...
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Praise for action on affordable housingJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Could you afford to buy your home if it were on the market today? Can your grown children afford to buy a home in Wheaton? Can your elderly parents afford a condo so the...
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Laesch good choice in uncertain worldJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In these trying times, John Laesch, who is running for U.S. Congress in the 14th District, offers us hope. As a former naval intelligence officer in the Middle East, h...
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No bailout for the mortgage gamblersJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Much has been written about bailing out individuals who have bought homes with little or no money down with adjustable interest rate mortgages. One can sympathize with i...
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Strive for clean-burning energyJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Neanderthal evolution: "Global warming is a hoax... The science is still uncertain... Climate change may be real, but it's not manmade... It's real and manmade, but ther...
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Anti-death penalty arguments defy logicJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been seeing letters in favor of abolishing the death penalty. They all seem to share common errors. The most prevalent argument is that a certain number of death r...
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Election campaign is an exciting oneJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The excitement continues to build. Did I think the election 2008 would be boring! It certainly isn't and it's just begun. The people of New Hampshire followed the exampl...
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Back District 89 tax increase proposalJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Back District 89 tax increase proposal I am writing in support of the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 referendum question that will appear on the Feb. 5 ballot. Distri...
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Departed Hastert should butt outJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has projected himself as an active participant in the selection of the Republican candidate to run in the two primary election...