DuPage County Opinion
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Not impressed by holiday coverageDec 19, 2012 4:00 am - It seems you and all major newspapers completely overlooked Thanksgiving. Nothing but the normal bad news and Black Friday sales were noted on the front pages. I can’t w...
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Schools should be safe havens from abuseDec 19, 2012 4:00 am - No means no means no. No hazing, no bullying, no physical abuse, no sexual abuse in school or at school activities. Ever. Period. All kids from preschoolers through coll...
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U-46 should require high school uniformsDec 19, 2012 3:40 am - U-46 should require high school uniforms Elgin School District U-46 currently has elementary and middle schools using uniforms. At the high school level, students ...
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Congress, protect private pensionsDec 19, 2012 3:40 am - Congress, protect private pensions I am deeply concerned that Congress is not taking action to protect defined benefit pensions. The latest menace to retirees is Ve...
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Helps if you know the punishmentDec 19, 2012 3:40 am - Helps if you know the punishment Just like to put this out there to Mr. Quinn. Your tough gun laws won’t do anything when someone gets caught shooting someone. All ...
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Nation headed for a communist systemDec 18, 2012 3:49 am - Nation headed for a communist system Our president is a redistributionist, a euphemistic term for a Marxist. Given Obama’s lifelong friendships with Marxist colleag...
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Losing ideals as ‘old white men’ pass onDec 18, 2012 3:49 am - Losing ideals as ‘old white men’ pass on It was interesting to read the comments from Joe Triolo, the World War II and Pearl Harbor survivor, particularly regarding...
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Pranks often have a tragic endingDec 16, 2012 3:32 am - Pranks often have a tragic ending The story of how the English nurse taking care of Kate Middleton, hospitalized for hyperemesis (morning sickness), was tricked int...
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Court cameras can be a private matterDec 16, 2012 3:32 am - Court cameras can be a private matter On Dec. 2 DuPage Editor Jim Davis wrote on the subject of cameras in Chicago-area courtrooms. He reported that in a poll of re...
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GOP likes isolation over compassionDec 15, 2012 4:00 am - GOP likes isolation over compassion I remember as a child while riding in the family car on the way to vacation spots, seeing an occasional road sign demanding the ...