DuPage County Opinion
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Get the facts before taking cheap shotApr 11, 2012 1:00 am - In her April 2, column, Froma Harrop had a long discussion about the various homes that Mitt Romney owns. A great deal of research went into finding the square footage a...
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This isn’t why we fund universitiesApr 11, 2012 1:00 am - I am bothered by the many reports that some of our outstanding college basketball players are leaving school after their freshman, sophomore or junior years to enter the...
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One-man show explores Palestinian plightApr 10, 2012 11:00 pm - On Saturday, April 28, writer Bruce Bradley will be presenting his theatrical adaptation of the book "We Belong to the Land," which is the international best-selling aut...
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Herald’s April 5 editorial page on the markApr 10, 2012 5:23 pm - Telling it like it is or should be. Responding to the April 5 editorial page. I find myself with George Will on the challenge of controlling drugs. I also stand with the...
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Questions remain on Danada complaintApr 10, 2012 4:51 pm - The story regarding the Danada Equestrian Center leaves many unanswered questions. The complaint from the 34 volunteers was placed in November 2011, yet the animals and ...
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Florida residents: Leave your guns at homeApr 10, 2012 4:21 pm - If you live in Florida, do not leave home without it — your gun, that is — for self-defense. Trayvon Martin did, and now he’s dead. Florida legislators believe everyone ...
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Health care is about individual libertyApr 10, 2012 3:56 pm - The issue of health care, known as Obamacare, has now reached the U.S. Supreme Court. It is believed the end result will be decided by early summer. In simple terms, I ...
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Healthy population benefits us allApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - There is one basic issue of the health care debate I don’t hear in the public discussions. There is a lot of talk about the individual mandate and the relationship of th...
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Fraud exists where voter ID doesn’tApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Writer James Prescott (Fence Post, April 6) uses no logical argument to support the premise that voter ID would suppress the minority vote. He further states that “fraud...
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Must governments tout their work?Apr 10, 2012 5:00 am - There is an electronic billboard on Route 53 running an advertisement that IDOT and the Palatine Police Department are combining forces to work on truck safety. I realiz...