DuPage County Opinion
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State rep went back on his wordJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - State rep went back on his word Tim Schmitz, our Illinois House Representative, told his constituents he would vote for SJR 27 — the bill which asks for an amendmen...
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Township’s dubious 16.2 percent raisesJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Township’s dubious 16.2 percent raises Anyone who has been following DuPage politics is aware of the bad blood between Milton Township Assessor Bob Earl and the tow...
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Author’s bias should have been revealedJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Author’s bias should have been revealed On May 31, you published a “guest view” by Michael Saltsman, who looks nice and young, for a piece entitled “The Summer of T...
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State’s Democrats must reset prioritiesJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - When Fitch Ratings downgraded Illinois’ credit rating, it was effectively downgrading Gov. Pat Quinn and the Democrats, as well. Remember, Democrats control all branches...
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The SoapboxJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Hold the phone: Think your cellphone is invaluable? Add this to the list of things a person can do without one: Run the Illinois House and, by extension, most of state g...
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17-year-olds not ready to voteJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Joe Schrantz has it right (Our View, June 3). When I read the Daily Herald editorial of May 30 supporting the idea of lowering the primary election voting age for some 1...
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Make heroin fight a community effortJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - We would like to commend the state legislature for taking action on the heroin crisis affecting too many families in Illinois. Lawmakers passed House Bill 946, which cre...
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Batavia teacher should be laudedJun 08, 2013 4:40 am - Batavia teacher should be lauded Regarding, “Batavia school board disciplines teacher after survey flap,” the superintendent stated in a letter to the Batavia commu...
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Not fair to bash tournament fishingJun 08, 2013 4:40 am - Not fair to bash tournament fishing Mike Jackson, I find your articles to be self-serving and very hypocritical. To clear the air, I do fish roughly 100 days a year...
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Editorial: For Academic Team, it’s about more than gradesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Technically, Benjamin Brissette went to Maine West High School for six years before graduating last weekend. He first came to the Des Plaines school in seventh grade, ta...