DuPage County Opinion
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What happened to our freedoms?Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - I thoroughly agree with Penny Wilson's article in the Fence Post. I'm 80 years old, and every day I see a new law taking away our legal rights. Oh, for the good old days...
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Legislators who are ready for reformDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1998, I sponsored --with then state Sen. Barack Obama and House Republican Leader Tom Cross -- the most sweeping ethics reforms ever approved by the General Assembly....
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Don't criticize for publishing factsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Just finished reading the letter from Ken Kowall of Hoffman Estates chastising the Daily Herald for an "anti-teacher" viewpoint, according to him, relatin...
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More trains will hurt BarringtonDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: The Canadian National Rail Corp. has purchased the Elgin Joliet and Eastern RR (The "J') from United States Steel. They want to upgrade the line and incre...
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Tax tales only add to senior travailsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - When we moved to the Del Webb community Huntley, we were told taxes would be about $3,000 a year. The tax bill just finished paying in September was $7,800. Like many se...
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The good news John Drury never told you aboutDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - For a man whose bread always seemed to be buttered with cold, hard facts, anchorman John Drury was nourished by a much softer spread in the last 18 years of his life. La...
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Thanks for backing WDSRA's 'Taste'Dec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - A fundraising event's success is dependent upon sponsorships, donations and attendance. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association's Taste of Western DuPage, held at ...
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Proud of Glenbard North football teamDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Proud of Glenbard North football team To the editor: The Glenbard North Panther football team is not a Cinderella team. They are a football team of young men and their c...
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Schools controlled by atheist ideasDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Judging from all the protest surrounding the new moment of silence in Illinois schools, it looks as though Rob and Dawn Sherman have not yet realized the obvious. They h...
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Geneva's right to use taxes for tourismDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Having out-of-town visitors spend money in your community is always a boost to the city coffers, but the trick is to get those visitors to stay for more than one day. Th...