DuPage County Opinion
-
Let’s make pension cuts fair for allFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - When the DuPage Mayors and Managers ask for pension reforms they sound like the U.S. Congress: Always willing to pass legislation they are exempt from. As a taxpayer and...
-
Elect a CPA as County Board ChairmanFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - As a professional accountant, a CPA understands financial reporting and can provide reports on cost-saving measures that will benefit county taxpayers in the months and ...
-
Catholic clergy back liberal programsFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - As a lifelong Catholic, I have been appalled as, year after year, administration after administration, our church leaders have supported and applauded one liberal govern...
-
Don’t harm patients in Medicaid reformFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - The state’s Medicaid program is a tempting target for budget cutters during this spring’s General Assembly session. The Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) is asking sta...
-
Lincoln found his way to ChristianityFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Lorimer, in his letter of Feb. 10, seems to voice the confusion of some concerning Abraham Lincoln’s spirituality. While I do not claim to be an expert on the ...
-
When did bus driver have physical?Feb 17, 2012 4:00 am - When discussing the accident involving the school bus near Big Rock, I found it to be a Class C license when carrying passengers. I have friends that have CDL licenses a...
-
Ashamed to live amid activist judgesFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - I am appalled by the federal appeals court decision to usurp the power and will of the people by striking down Proposition 8 which defines “marriage” as the union of one...
-
Tax stock sales and TV and radio adsFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Grover Norquist reminds me of a spoiled child who threatens to take his marbles and go home when he doesn’t get his way. He has bamboozled the Republican Party into oppo...
-
Bad idea to link test scores, fundingFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, is proposing added funding for Ohio’s schools. Among the criteria for receiving the monies are increases in test scores. I can see the ...
-
Show us the tax forms, Mr. PresidentFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - I realize that the interest and impetus is geared to GOP bashing, especially Mitt Romney when Newt Gingrich is not doing it. But to be fair, let’s not leave our Democrat...