DuPage County Opinion
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Tax assessments not grounded in realityOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Sept. 25, I attended a meeting for Hanover Township residents to get information on how to appeal our real estate taxes. A representative from the board was explainin...
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Money is at the root of our warsOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Peter Reynolds (Your Views, Sept. 27), after seeing the mobile Vietnam memorial wall, asked why our country was involved in Vietnam as it seemed so senseless. The answer...
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Editorial: Suburban cops going into the ring to reach outOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Jeff Swoboda knows well that the most effective police work is in getting to know the people in your community — to show them you’re just as human as they are and to gai...
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More important: car or health insurance?Oct 25, 2013 4:40 am - More important: car or health insurance? I have been driving for 60 years. During all of those years of driving, I have never personally had a single claim against ...
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A clarification on 2016’s Election DayOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - I agree with Mr. Piagari’s thoughts expressed in his Oct. 19 letter urging us to do our homework. I wanted to correct his one error. The presidential election in 2016 wi...
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GOP should take the longer viewOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - In the past few decades there has been a general conception that Republicans, rather than Democrats, have strategic plans that stretch further into the future. Their emp...
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Editorial: What happened to the sense of urgency on pensions?Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - Even before the first day of the scheduled fall session of the Illinois legislature closed on Tuesday, the House had canceled today’s activities. Three days of work appe...
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Not impressed by Obama’s budget cutsOct 24, 2013 4:40 am - Not impressed by Obama’s budget cuts President Obama has ordered his cabinet to cut $100 million from the federal budget. Before we become too impressed by this, le...
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Athletes, keep God out of the gameOct 24, 2013 4:40 am - Athletes, keep God out of the game I do believe we must discourage a religious practice that is manifested at various athletic events. On the front page of the firs...
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Punishments not matching the crimeOct 23, 2013 5:00 am - What’s wrong with this picture? Just came back from a drive to South Carolina and couldn’t help but notice their extremely clean highways. Then spotted a sign, “No Litte...