DuPage County Opinion
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Silo that feeds trough is emptyJun 16, 2013 4:40 am - Silo that feeds trough is empty I just wrote our real estate tax first installment check; it reminded me of lessons learned from the farm. I was not raised on a far...
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How about no pensions for pols?Jun 15, 2013 4:40 am - How about no pensions for pols? I have an idea. Rather than pushing for term limits for elected offices (which seems to be no nearer today than ever), why not a law...
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Editorial cartoon spews hate messageJun 15, 2013 4:40 am - Editorial cartoon spews hate message Normally I don’t comment on political cartoons as many are the fantasies of those out of touch with reality. However, the carto...
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Truth is found not only in scienceJun 14, 2013 5:00 am - This letter is a reply to the opinion expressed by David G. Kives of Hoffman Estates in the June 2 Your Views. Mr. Kives takes issue with an earlier letter in which A. S...
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In the cross hairs of his judgmentJun 14, 2013 4:40 am - In the cross hairs of his judgment A June 10 letter about the Boy Scouts decision on gays, titled, “Two versions of Christianity,” concluded wrongly about the Bible...
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A different take on U-46 grading scaleJun 13, 2013 4:40 am - A different take on U-46 grading scale I was not surprised to see an article on the front page of the June 4 Daily Herald regarding Elgin Area School District U46, ...
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Connect the dots on Komen controversyJun 13, 2013 4:40 am - After reading in the Chicago Tribune recently and the Daily Herald almost identical articles concerning the reason why the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has cu...
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West Chicago police to begin July 4 crackdown on DUI, seatbelt violatorsJun 12, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: June 13, 2013 - The West Chicago Police Department announced its plans for July 4th traffic enforcement, focusing on both drunk and unbuckled dr...
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Racetrack slots would show favoritismJun 11, 2013 5:00 am - The headline “Track officials still hold out hope for slots” (Daily Herald, June 7) tells me that the Churchill Downs people (who own Arlington) and other gambling enter...
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Patriot Act is hardly patrioticJun 11, 2013 4:40 am - Patriot Act is hardly patriotic A month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, George Bush signed the Patriot Act. Ostensibly this law would protect America from fur...