DuPage County Opinion
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Support Lietzow for GOP committeemanFeb 03, 2014 4:00 am - I am a resident of Elk Grove and I would like you to support Scott Lietzow for Elk Grove Township GOP Committeeman in the March 18th primary. Scott is a dynamic young le...
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Show other side in same-sex union issueFeb 03, 2014 3:40 am - I’d like to respond to the “Married with the eyes of God” front-page article by Christopher Placek in the Jan. 19 Daily Herald. The article is well-written and does ment...
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Why don’t we just make Obama king?Feb 03, 2014 3:40 am - After listening to President Obama’s State of the Union address, I was convinced that he is being impeded by Congress from instituting the changes he wants to make for o...
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Now online: Bare knuckles political brawl!Feb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Keith Matune came out swinging. “How many times do you need to vote with Mike Madigan to be a Chicago Democrat?” he said, ticking off several alleged instances: the pens...
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Midwest work ethic invaluable this seasonFeb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Our three sons earned degrees from universities in the Midwest. During each parent orientation we attended, someone asked, “Will my kid be able to get a job after gradua...
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Bulk mail unwelcome in any languageFeb 02, 2014 3:40 am - With bemusement, I read the Jan. 26 letter that was in response to a Jan, 18 letter, regarding receiving direct mail correspondence from their banks in Spanish, which, a...
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The SoapboxFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Not quite the same venue: Look at video from Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State speech and you’ll see different levels of attention among the lawmakers sitting in the C...
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Durbin would limit right of self-defenseFeb 01, 2014 3:40 am - Recently, the U.S. Senate voted on United Nations Resolution 2117 dealing with firearms control. In part, the U.N. Resolution “calls for member states to support weapons...
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Human trafficking is fast-growing problemJan 31, 2014 4:00 am - As National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month comes to a close, we at Church of the Resurrection would like to bring attention to the growing plague of huma...
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Editorial: Volunteerism at any level is valuableJan 31, 2014 4:00 am - Samuel Grimes should stand as an inspiration to us all. The Des Plaines resident — at 88 years old — has been volunteering with Meals on Wheels for 20 years, the last th...