DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: COD trustees wrong on mileage reimbursementFeb 27, 2014 10:00 pm - In the grand scheme of things at the College of DuPage, it's not a huge deal. With a budget of about $175 million, a little more than $1,500 is, frankly, small change. B...
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Get ready for a huge loss of tax moneyFeb 27, 2014 4:01 am - Can the government handle the Affordable Care Act without losing money, that is, without taxpayer support? Answer: The U.S. Postal Service lost $740 million in third qua...
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Land of opportunity now of opportunismFeb 27, 2014 4:01 am - Will no one liberate me from my job? I find myself, as the government suggests, "locked" in it. In subzero-degree weather, I trudge and drive through ice and snow, carry...
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Obamacare and customer etiquetteFeb 26, 2014 4:01 am - When it comes to business, customer etiquette is paramount. Customer etiquette means dealing with customers in an open, honest and forthright manner which will usually a...
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Premises to justify abortion were wrongFeb 26, 2014 4:00 am - Within the past week or so, two letters have challenged the belief that abortion is wrong - albeit on different grounds. John Morgan of Arlington Heights asserts a woman...
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Treasures of humanity contributed by gaysFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - Did the spectators in Sochi and television audience around the world witness the Russians paying homage to Pyotr Alexeyevich, anglicized Peter the Great, and Pyotr Tchai...
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Find solutions instead of shoutingFeb 24, 2014 11:01 pm - Find solutions instead of shouting I have often been forced to defend Obamacare because it tries to do the right thing. Specifically, it requires insurance companie...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to Oakbrook Terrace fire districtFeb 24, 2014 4:01 am - For several years, the Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District has collected about $1.4 million in income to cover about $1.6 million in expenses. The losing propositi...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to Lake Park poolFeb 24, 2014 4:01 am - Lake Park High School District 108's push to build a swimming pool should be familiar to voters. District leaders have eyed a pool for decades, not only as a home for th...
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Cantore for DuPage Forest Preserve District presidentFeb 24, 2014 4:01 am - DuPage County voters can be forgiven if they can't remember who served as president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District before D. "Dewey" Pierotti, who has hel...