DuPage County Opinion
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U.S. energy policy outdatedMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - It is time that we, as responsible citizens, lead the way and ask that our representatives begin demanding the use of clean and sustainable energy. Recently, Congressman...
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Insurance should cover contraceptives for womenMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - In response to John Craychee’s comments regarding “Leave insurance plans to employers,” if insurance companies pay for vasectomies and Viagra for men they should pay for...
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Put Aurora election commission to restMar 22, 2012 5:02 am - After Tuesday, it’s understandable if Aurorans feel the need to purge their minds of all things election until closer to November. Many of us do. But their work is not d...
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How to explain this GOP interference?Mar 22, 2012 5:00 am - How to explain this GOP interference? How can Republicans champion smaller, less intrusive government at all levels and simultaneously work so hard at every opportu...
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Support Gulf Coast restoration actMar 22, 2012 5:00 am - I’m a longtime volunteer, a small part of the large volunteer effort that helps restore natural areas within the DuPage County Forest Preserves. It’s fun, and rewarding....
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Editorial: Not quite ready to roll the creditsMar 22, 2012 5:00 am - We love happy endings. Sure, they’re cinema clichés, but feel-good finales like those in films like “When Harry Met Sally,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” or “Field of Dreams”...
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Furlough legislation not strong enoughMar 22, 2012 4:28 am - Your editorial in the March 11 edition that discussed the reduction of pay for state legislators was misleading. The pay reduction comments were most likely grounded in ...
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Free birth control for poor neededMar 22, 2012 4:28 am - I applaud President Barack Obama for facing the need for birth control. Single-parent homes are unable to support a family. Welfare and food stamps are a strain on the f...
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Reduce the rate of global warmingMar 22, 2012 4:28 am - I think most of us will agree that our earth is surrounded by a thin fragile atmosphere which we live and breath in. It has a finite amount of volume and is similar to a...
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Wheaton College Early Christian Studies Spring Lecture by Fr. Thomas HopkoMar 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Fr. Thomas Hopko will deliver a lecture titled "From Shadow to Reality: The Biblical Foundations of Christian Liturgical Worship" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22. Fr. Hopk...