DuPage County Opinion
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Power from proposed plant too costlyDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - The Illinois Senate has just passed Illinois SB 678, a bill to construct a $3.5 billion, 602-MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle power plant, designed to capture m...
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Dem. President + GOP Congress = success?Dec 07, 2011 7:00 am - When it is mentioned that President Clinton created 23 million jobs and ended his presidency with budget surpluses, Republicans are quick to point out that the reason th...
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Need full-time work for full-time payDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - Need full-time work for full-time pay I would like DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin to explain to me if county board members are accountable to him then why ...
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You won’t be fined if you obey the lawDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - It seems to me that people who are against speed cameras and red-light cameras are the ones who speed and run red lights. Michael Lee Wheeling ...
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State office found $4.5 million for CookDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - By no fault of The Daily Herald, your Nov. 19 story titled “Cook County Board OK’s $2.9 billion budget” omitted critical facts. President Toni Preckwinkle’s “announcemen...
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Fresh ideas lacking in White HouseDec 07, 2011 7:00 am - Raise taxes, increase regulation and grow government. No, not just the current administration — this has been the mantra of centralizers since 1931. That’s 80 years with...
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Keep sharp eye on Middle EastDec 06, 2011 4:00 am - The strong need to aggressively attack the terrorist activities of Mideast countries against the U.S. government seems to me to be very obvious. Obama has this “let’s be...
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Breast cancer comparison wrongDec 06, 2011 4:00 am - As a breast cancer survivor, I was alarmed by your Dec. 1 headline, “It’s Pulmonary Fibrosis and it’s as deadly as breast cancer.” As more and more women are getting the...
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What’s to become of Pace bus?Dec 06, 2011 4:00 am - Recently, while waiting for a No. 802 Pace bus on North Avenue, a woman remarked to me that she didn’t know what was going to happen to our bus service. When the bus cam...
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Is Newt really the man for the GOP?Dec 06, 2011 4:00 am - Has it really come to this for the Republicans? Gingrich is their man? To me, he is the founding father of today’s snarling attack dog who will say anything — factual tr...