DuPage County Opinion
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Just return excess money to taxpayersNov 19, 2013 4:30 am - The reserves are taxpayer funds held in trust by the district. It’s not the school’s money. The ethical and honest thing to do is to rebate the excess cash back to the o...
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Irritated by ticket, then run-aroundNov 19, 2013 4:30 am - One week to the day after I moved into Des Plaines I got a ticket for not having a city sticker, even though I have 45 days to get one. Filed a review form in person at ...
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70 mph limit too dangerous hereNov 19, 2013 4:30 am - My name is Jae Pyun and I’m a senior at Conant High School. I am responding to Steve Doner’s letter entitled, “70 mph speed limit should apply to metro Chicago.” He stat...
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Let bullied report online, privatelyNov 19, 2013 4:30 am - My name is Kelsey Vasilakis and I am a senior at Conant High School. I am responding to The Daily Herald editorial, “Going online to combat bullying.” The issue here is ...
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A more fitting name for Washington’s teamNov 19, 2013 4:00 am - I am not in favor of changing the Washington NFL team’s name for political correctness or any other reason. The nickname has been attached to the football team for decad...
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Who has a socialist agenda?Nov 19, 2013 3:40 am - His programs must be stopped, He wants to transform our country into a socialist state. His socialist agenda will destroy the America we all love, our freedom is in jeop...
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On being American ... and a MuslimNov 19, 2013 3:40 am - On being American ... and a Muslim One would think that being American and being a Muslim would have two diverging paths that would never cross. The reality is that...
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Shock among students, nuns working in hospitalNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Where were you when JFK was shot? I was a student nurse at St. Anne’s Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. Some of us heard the news on the floors. I was between classes. We...
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Child born 2 months later is named JohnNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - I certainly recall that day. It will never leave me. I was Christmas shopping in Oak Park on Lake Street I was seven months’ pregnant with my son John. I was in a jewelr...
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Gym teacher had to bear the bad newsNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - The day Kennedy was assisinated, I was a physical education teacher in Ocala, Fla. I taught in a unique school setup where we had all the seventh graders in the county. ...