DuPage County Opinion
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Gorman: Primary needs your vote, tooFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - “Decisions are made by those who show up.” Our right to vote is the most fundamental right we have as citizens. The right to elect those who will lead us and the right t...
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Prevailing wage costing taxpayersFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association commends the Daily Herald for addressing prevailing wage in the landscape and tree care industries. If prevailing wage con...
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Duckworth for 8th District, CongressFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Democratic primary voters in the newly drawn 8th Congressional District will have a choice between two outstanding candidates — Hoffman ...
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Anderson for 14th District, CongressFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The 14th Congressional District was reshaped to include parts of seven suburban counties stretching from northeastern Lake to portions of Will and Kendall counties. The ...
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Foster for 11th District, CongressFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s hard to imagine a more diverse mix of candidates than that facing Democratic voters in the 11th Congressional District: a West Aurora school board member born and b...
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Even jobless tally becomes politicalFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - The jobs news for the past two months certainly is a cause for optimism that the sluggish recovery is seeing improvement. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that J...
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Landscapers’ pay a very big issueFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Orum’s letter, published Sunday, Feb. 12, provided more insight into the problem of prevailing wages/landscape work. He nailed it perfectly; that it is and has been ...
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On second thought, tollway award not funnyFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Business Focus, Jan. 9: Does anyone else find it very amusing that the Illinois Tollway Authority got a “Public Body of the Year” award from the Construction I...
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What’s next? No kosher food?Feb 19, 2012 4:00 am - President Obama has decided to go against the religion based policies of Catholic hospitals, telling them they must do abortions and dole out birth control pills or lose...
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Is this really a Christian response?Feb 19, 2012 4:00 am - The Christian community’s response to affordable health care in the U.S. has been one of selfishness and anger and condemnation. It is amazing to me that a community whi...