DuPage County Opinion
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The SoapboxNov 15, 2014 4:01 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors. Just aski...
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Liberals eager to destroy coal industryNov 15, 2014 4:01 am - In light of the comments from Jonathan Gruber, which sounded more like a brag on how they deceived the public over Obamacare, we should all be skeptical on whatever come...
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Madigan, Democrats will still govern this stateNov 15, 2014 4:00 am - I am among those trying to assess the meaning of November's election. As a conservative viewing national election results, I'm encouraged that so many voters finally wok...
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Just how important is your vote?Nov 14, 2014 4:01 am - If your candidate did not win and you chose not to vote, just consider yourself one of the more useless citizens we are stuck with. If you voted and your candidate did n...
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Maybe some day for Glen Ellyn poolNov 14, 2014 4:01 am - Recently, the residents of the Glen Ellyn Park District voted to bypass the opportunity to build an indoor aquatics center annexed to Ackerman Sports and Fitness. While ...
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Editorial: A school's step toward closing one gender gapNov 14, 2014 4:01 am - Perhaps on a birthday long ago, a kid you know unwrapped an Erector set and spent the day constructing a tower. Or maybe you watched your own child open a Lego kit and b...
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Two-party system has run its courseNov 14, 2014 4:01 am - The elections are behind us for better or for worse. The campaign ads and debates were nasty and downright disrespectful. Many of the people who ran for office and incum...
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Time for GOP to get things "undone"Nov 12, 2014 11:01 pm - Time for GOP to get things 'undone' The Republicans won, and now own Congress, but it remains to be seen whether among Republican legislators there are enough conse...
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Some advice on televised debatesNov 12, 2014 11:01 pm - Some advice on televised debates About a year and a half from now the political debates will be starting up. What I would like to see in televised debates is the ca...
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Social Security paying the wrong peopleNov 12, 2014 4:01 am - When I heard suspected Nazi war criminals were receiving millions in Social Security payments, I was very angry. I retired from teaching almost 15 years ago, and when I ...