DuPage County Opinion
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Remap shenanigans occur elsewhere, tooApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Last year, I heard that Illinois Republicans were upset over the redistricting map the Democratic legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn accepted because it favored Democrats. H...
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Volunteers, donors made special needs fundraiser goApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to thank all 1,300 people who came out to our Cupcakes And A Cause event, to raise money for Special Olympics, The Best Buddies Club at Hoffman Estates High...
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Spectrum closing was fiscally responsible actApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Board voted to discontinue counseling services to youth at risk via in-house staff and contract instead with the Kenneth Young Centers. We felt t...
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Start promoting healthy cooking againApr 22, 2012 5:00 am - Some members of the medical community seem to be getting it. Recently Dr. David Eisenberg, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Pub...
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Inconsistency in government thinkingApr 22, 2012 5:00 am - Federal agencies are fighting in the courts to approve their mandate of placing graphic images on cigarette packs. Isn’t this the same federal government that doesn’t wa...
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West Chicago mayor more than successful polApr 22, 2012 5:00 am - At today's memorial service at West Chicago's Community High School, I'd bet you'll hear one story after another about Mayor Mike Kwasman, who died Tuesday following a w...
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Blame fiscal woes on a loss of moralsApr 22, 2012 5:00 am - I am a faithful reader of the Herald and especially like the editorial page. While I missed your March 4 editorial (Our View — Primary 2012) I am writing to say that I v...
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Farnham interested, approachableApr 21, 2012 3:14 pm - I am writing to thank Rep. Keith Farnham for his availability in hearing from residents in the community about their issues and concerns. He’s one of the few elected off...
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Lost my taste for TwinkiesApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - When I was a child, Twinkies were great. A treat I valued. Now that I’m an adult, Twinkies are not so great. The upper management of the company that makes Twinkies, Hos...
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ID laws don’t deter minorities from votingApr 21, 2012 5:00 am - James Prescott’s ramblings about how the Republicans and the Tea Party are trying to disenfranchise the Democrat voting minorities overlooks the fact that 32 states requ...