DuPage County Opinion
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Obama must decry Armenian genocideMay 04, 2015 5:55 am - When then-Senator Obama stated during his 2008 campaign, "as President, I will recognize the Armenian Genocide," his words excited the Armenian village where I was servi...
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Another successful Hanover Township job fairMay 04, 2015 5:00 am - On behalf of the Hanover Township officials, staff and all of our volunteers, I would like to thank the 65 area businesses and community partners that made the fourth an...
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Letter to Editor: Rauner trying to fight old wrongsMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Predictably, long knives are now aimed at Governor Rauner as he reveals spending cuts necessary to fill holes in the fraudulent budget previously approved by Governor Qu...
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Good reason to skip Tea Party confabMay 03, 2015 7:11 am - In the April 28 edition of the Daily Herald, Ron Petrucci of St. Charles wonders why there was such limited coverage by the local press, of the April 15 meeting of the T...
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Editorial: Home kindergarten prep important to good start in schoolMay 03, 2015 5:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Education experts have a message for the parents of children waiting to start kindergarten: Preparation must begin at home. That means paren...
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Letter to the Editor: A historic story about Portillo'sMay 02, 2015 6:45 am - A historic story about Portillo's Was fun to read the story in the April 25 Daily Herald about Helen Diekman, age 99, and her secret to her longevity, namely "Porti...
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Letter to the Editor: They represent union, not taxpayersMay 02, 2015 6:23 am - So our aldermen and mayor are about to raise water, electric and sewer rates by over 10 percent without even asking a question. I suspect the rate increase was needed to...
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Build more suburban economies of scaleMay 01, 2015 5:33 am - You don't see many big prestige projects being dreamed up by local government these days. Those generally take a walloping at the polls, as we saw during the April 7 el...
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School was right on climate changeMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - In reply to Nancy J. Thorner's letter on climate change, the Cherokee Elementary School got it right. We are in global warming and have been for quite a few years. In 20...
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Letter to editor: State testing a waste of time, moneyApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - State testing is just a waste of taxpayers' money and teaching time. I taught high school mathematics for 37 years and this is how I view state testing. We do not need t...