DuPage County Opinion
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Harper's staff gave meaning to serviceMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - On May 16, I had the honor of giving the keynote address at Harper College's commencement ceremony. It was a privilege to speak to graduates who were kind enough to rema...
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Problems with immigration billsMay 27, 2015 12:01 am - Problems with immigration bills While I fully support the overhaul of our immigration laws, and applaud efforts to simplify legal procedures to encourage legal immi...
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Maybe a murder every 23 hours?May 26, 2015 7:01 am - I would like to commend John Noll on his opinion letter in the May 6 Daily Herald. Ever since the Ferguson, Missouri, incident I have been thinking the same thoughts but...
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Bill forces doctors to violate their beliefsMay 26, 2015 5:01 am - Lawmakers in the Illinois House are considering a deeply troubling piece of legislation that would compel medical personnel in Illinois to violate their deeply held beli...
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Why won't Sharpton pay back taxes?May 25, 2015 6:11 am - How does the Reverend Al Sharpton get away with not having to pay back taxes of some $4.5 million and I get audited for my 2006 taxes and get penalized for not reporting...
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Boarding schools instead of prisons?May 25, 2015 5:32 am - I just finished watching the George Stephanopoulos show where they were discussing the problems of black communities with the police. The conversation went on about solu...
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Gellar, AFDI are braveMay 25, 2015 5:22 am - In response to Ismail Ahmad and his letter of May 16, I have to ask, where in the Quran do you find that Islam recognizes free speech? I have never seen in the Quran o...
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Citizens United decision horribleMay 25, 2015 5:12 am - This letter is a reply to all the inaccuracies so readily apparent in Gerald Aleksy's opinion that appeared in your May 5 "Views." In it he takes issue with a previous l...
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Daughter's efforts weren't recognizedMay 25, 2015 12:01 am - Reading the article by DJ Wanberg on May 16 "Naperville Central headed back to state" was disappointing. His facts were not correct. The final goal scored in the game wa...
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Focus on behavior, not police weaponryMay 24, 2015 6:01 am - There certainly is military equipment that should not be used by police departments, i.e. bayonets, grenade launchers, etc. However, placing surplus armored personnel ca...