DuPage County Opinion
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With Trump, flattery gets you everywhereSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump recently defended his continuing praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin by saying, "If he says great things about me, ...
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Let voters decide on township candidatesSep 29, 2016 12:01 am - One-third of all elected officials in Illinois are township officials. During the next few weeks, political insiders in each township will decide whether voters should h...
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Wonder where execs' dollars will goSep 29, 2016 12:01 am - Front page Wall Street Journal Saturday, Sept. 24, "Trump Shunned By Top Executives. No chief executive at the 100 largest companies had donated to Republican Donald Tr...
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Family grateful for a second chanceSep 28, 2016 12:01 am - Family grateful for a second chance My name is Lue Hagerty. On Sept. 19, my husband Dane went missing. The police conducted a massive search for him. Based on the e...
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Cruz lacks courage in endorsement of TrumpSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Ted Cruz showed his true stripes when he recently announced that he will vote for Donald Trump. What was revealed was a spineless politician who will say or do anything ...
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Clinton's attack on religious freedomSep 27, 2016 12:01 am - What does one do when choices are not all that we want and yet a choice must be made? A lot of us may be feeling this way as the elections approach. Recently, reading a...
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Spraying kills more than mosquitoesSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - I would like to add to what Carol Findling said a few days ago about how mosquito spraying kills more than mosquitos. I, too, raise monarchs on a small scale. Last year...
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A poor way to treat mental illnessSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County treats those with mental illness in a costly and ineffective way: it houses them in jail. In fact, more than 20 percent of the jail's population has some for...
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Changing their tune?Sep 24, 2016 1:00 am - I wonder how many of those involved in the stabbings in Minnesota or the bombing in Chelsea, New York, are changing their votes come November. Steve Zahareas Schaum...
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Phony 'deplorables' outrageSep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Spare me the phony outrage over the "basket of deplorables" comment. It might truly be outrageous if it weren't true or if that was all she said. If we had been treated ...