DuPage County Opinion
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Anti-noise groups must join forcesJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - Since O'Hare's runways were reconfigured, noise levels have become unacceptable while air quality has deteriorated. Instead of seeking long-term solutions, the various a...
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Just now concerned about middle class?Jan 26, 2015 12:01 am - I find it interesting the president has offered an olive branch to the Republican Party since the election that showed him and his party that the people of this country ...
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The same old giveaway mentalityJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - In his State of the Union address, President Obama was in full campaign mode, and he reprised several of his recurring and tiresome themes: promoting class warfare and i...
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Education is the key to a better lifeJan 24, 2015 11:01 pm - Education is the key to a better life Just couldn't pass up the opportunity to congratulate Ralph Martire, Executive Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accou...
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The Soapbox: Red light cameras and mall improvementsJan 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors.
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Trade a Horseshoe for a Partner?Jan 21, 2015 11:01 pm - Trade a Horseshoe for a Partner? It was interesting to read the Jan. 15 front-page news of Springfield's signature sandwich, the Horseshoe: an open-faced sandwich w...
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Insulting others abuses freedomJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Enjoying freedoms does not mean carte blanche abuse of them. We must apply wisdom in using our freedoms, and Charlie Hebdo's cartoons frequently were nothing less than...
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Providing tuition is not freeJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Thank you for running the Our View opinion piece concerning the president's proposed free community college tuition proposal. You raised some questions. I have more. Fi...
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Editorial: One suburb's example in the drug abuse fightJan 20, 2015 4:01 am - The fight against youth substance abuse must be a joint battle, and Naperville is one example of a community where leaders have rightfully made that battle a priority. A...
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Free tuition plan just an election ploy?Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Believe me I'd be all for paying college tuition for deserving students IF government (city, state or country) wasn't so far in debt and could truly afford to do so. I...