DuPage County Opinion
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Weight loss advice? Go directly to jail.Mar 21, 2014 12:01 am - Weight loss advice? Go directly to jail. How is it that Richard Daley's nephew gets a few months of jail time and probation for killing someone, Ty Warner gets two ...
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Carbon tax remedy for Earth's 'fever'Mar 20, 2014 5:01 am - As I lie in bed with a 102 fever, I cannot help but think of our Earth. If I feel this immobilized after a 4-degree F rise in my body temperature, how does the Earth fee...
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All-day kindergarten a great investmentMar 20, 2014 12:01 am - All-day kindergarten a great investment Recently the board of education of Benjamin School District 25 voted to extend full-day kindergarten to all students who wan...
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Uniform sentencing would be fairerMar 18, 2014 5:01 am - There seems to be no consistency in the federal, state or even local courts to the sentences that judges impose on criminals. A first-degree murder conviction may carry ...
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Judge abused power on 'marriage' licensesMar 18, 2014 5:01 am - As a result of last month's irresponsible judicial decision in Cook County which usurps the proper legislative process, some county clerks are now issuing same-sex "marr...
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Lead paint problem can be managedMar 17, 2014 5:01 am - The March 2 article on lead paint by James Fuller was interesting and very true. As an Illinois licensed Lead Risk Assessor, I encounter these situations on a regular ba...
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Hiring policy makes U-46 legally vulnerableMar 17, 2014 5:01 am - It is hard to put into words the direction the Elgin Area School District U-46 is going. The dust has barely settled since last year's comment from board member Tracy O'...
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IRS didn't scrutinize just Tea Party typesMar 17, 2014 12:01 am - Your March 6, Business Section, Page 1, states that "Lois Lerner headed the IRS division that improperly singled out Tea Party and other conservative groups for extra sc...
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Another troubling suit against sheriffMar 17, 2014 12:01 am - I just finished reading the March 11 very troubling article regarding another discrimination lawsuit against Sheriff John Zaruba. How can the county board continue to al...
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The perpetually interfering DemMar 16, 2014 5:01 am - Dear state Sen. Dave Koehler: The Democratic Party portrays itself as for the common man, the protector of blue collar workers. It appears that's a ruse and the purpose ...