DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: Creative solutions to homelessness neededOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - When hundreds of people pitch tents this weekend in DuPage County for “Sleep Out Saturday” to raise funds for the homeless, they will learn firsthand what it’s like to s...
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The federal spending goes on and onOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - The debt ceiling was $16.7 trillion before the government default was averted. The Daily Herald headline stated in the Oct. 17 edition, “House, Senate pass bill to reope...
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Hillary Clinton’s time has arrivedOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - My answer to Jim Peterson’s Oct. 17 letter is bravo! I agree with you 100 percent. We need a woman in the White House and a woman for vice president! Hillary Clinton is ...
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With president’s name on it, it has to be goodOct 28, 2013 5:01 pm - I had a dream that I was the president of the United States and that I invented a government health care plan for the nation that was so terrific that I named it after m...
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Get to know a Tea Party memberOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - To Bill Reddy: Your despicable comments (Your Views, Oct. 7) comparing the Tea Party to Osama bin Laden simply tells me that you have very little knowledge of either one...
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We can’t take out ‘payday loans’ foreverOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - A paraphrase from one of our president’s many, many, speeches in effect is saying: “Increasing the national debt does not increase the debt because that money has alread...
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The squeaky wheels get less jet noiseOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - Funny story: Today’s front page of the Chicago Tribune: “O’Hare runway, changing noise footprint angers some nearby residents.” Poor Park Ridge, where was your mayor whe...
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Promises on health care not being realizedOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - So today I finally was able to log in with the Healthcare.gov account I set up 10 days ago, ironically at the same time our president was telling the American people how...
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Our country needs fresh leadershipOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - Why don’t we just quit trying to blame Democrats or Republicans for our current economic crisis in America and put the blame where it belongs — on both parties. While th...
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The rich get breaks as poor still sufferOct 27, 2013 5:00 am - The next big battle shaping up in Washington is about raising the debt limit. The U.S. has had a debt limit ever since it was first set during World War I. That doesn’t ...