DuPage County Opinion
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Regis, roadwork tip of iceberg for DH internDec 11, 2011 4:00 am - Pop quiz. Q. Name the legendary Daily Herald journalist who contributed to these sections of Friday’s print editions: News, Neighbor and Time out! A. It’s intern...
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The other meaning of ‘Black Friday’Dec 11, 2011 4:00 am - It is clear to most that “Black Friday” gets its name from the commercial expectation that the millions of dollars of sales on the day after Thanksgiving enables our nat...
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Thanks for help with rail trainingDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - On behalf of Milton Township and Milton Township CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team), we would like to thank all of the first responders that participated in this yea...
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Seniors, watch for government scamsDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - With all the information about seniors being careful to not be scammed, it seems odd that scams by Social Security predators are never mentioned. Having been a victim on...
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The SoapboxDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Winter’s onset: Want some good news about the onset of winter? OK. Just a minute. It’s coming. Uh ... Less than an inch ... . . . of snow. And the fifth-latest time in ...
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‘Potential’ life argument is nonsenseDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - In reply to the Dec. 1 letter to the editor “Abortion about ending potential life” from Theodore M. Utchen: Mr. Utchen wrote that a fetus in the womb is a “potential hum...
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Easy fix for Illinois map messDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - The new Illinois congressional remap, devised by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, looks like cutouts prepared and pasted into place by kindergarten children. It...
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In search of a worthy GOP candidateDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Daily, I marvel at the ebb and rise of Republican candidates for president. It is as if the party (bludgeoned by the lunatics running the Tea Party) keeps searching for ...
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If a state can recall, how about a nation?Dec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Should an election to recall Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin really occur, what would it take to recall President Obama? Let’s go for it! Joyce Petersen Des Plaines ...
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In St. Charles the emperor is nakedDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Where are you, “hard-earned tax dollar payer”? You surface often when it comes to opposing the honoring of your contract to match retirement funds for retired civil serv...