Kane County Opinion
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Economic theory is full of holesSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you, Donald Totten, for your tutorial on Supply Side Economics, aka Trickle Down Economics on Aug. 30. Let's take Donald's simplistic theory and tweak it. Which is...
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Time for diocese to end secrecySep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that the recent $12 million settlement between the Chicago Archdiocese and some of its sexual abuse victims has had a chance to resonate, I'm waiting for our very ow...
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Palin's politics smack of failureSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Watching Sarah Palin's speech last night was validation that John McCain plans to run his campaign with the same approach used by George W. Bush. He plans to stoke our f...
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Abboud's record beats Manzullo'sSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You would think that if you served 16 years in Congress, the one edge you should have is experience on your opponent. For the first time in our memory, that is simply n...
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Keep DuPage free from Chicago polsSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a native Chicagoan who grew up in the City when the first Mayor Daley was just building his empire. They often referred to "His Honor" as Da King, and when you are...
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Don't vote McCain because Hillary lostSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't speak for anyone else, but I am sick and tired of the Hillary Clinton supporters and their sense of personal injury that they didn't get what they wanted. The be...
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Don't worry about candidates' agesSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Lempa's comments on John McCain and the risks of electing a 72-year-old president made me smile. I have not made a voting decision yet, nor do I support either candi...
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Motivation needed in addition to classesSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Jose Torres faces a big job, considering the mess his predecessors have left. I appreciated his comments in the Daily Herald. I think his bicultural, bilingual backgroun...
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Taxes no substitute for good parentingSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 22 Daily Herald article, "A civil-rights approach," Chicago Urban League's Sharon Jones is quoted a saying: "There's a history of housing segregation in Illi...
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Politics partners or a leadership team?Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - After the past week and the selection of presidential running mates, the choice for the next president should be clear to everyone. On one side, Sen. Obama selected a r...