Articles filed under Opinion
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We're thankful we can share these kinds of storiesNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - "Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules," says Douglas Adams in one of his many books in the "Hitchiker'...
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Economic fix needs to get cash to peopleNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Rather than continuing to debate who's worthy of federal money and who isn't, maybe Congress should just follow John Maynard Keynes' suggestion about burying money under...
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Circus elephants and Chicago aldermen behind the velvet curtainNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - You might think that the elephant, beloved mascot and lucky charm of the Republican Party for more than 130 years, would be an endangered species after this month's pres...
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Please share your opinions, but keep 'em civilNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Dr. Martin Doot of Villa Park died too young at age 60. His passing was chronicled by Eileen Daday in Tuesday's Daily Herald - a thoughtful, respectful story about the m...
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Auto industry needs reform, not bailoutNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Finally, the outlines of a coherent debate on the federal bailout. This comes as welcome relief from a campaign that gave us House Republicans' know-nothing rejectionism...
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Election should guide GOP's futureNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The deeper one digs into the returns from this last election, the more portentous the results seem. I know the dangers of deciding too soon that any one election is a tu...
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Election's over, but we'd still love to hear from youNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - First of all, let me apologize to the many of you who wanted your voices heard this election season just concluded but were denied. In DuPage County alone, there were do...
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Handle economy with care despite crisisNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The Bush administration wasn't enthusiastic about this weekend's meeting of the G-20 nations to discuss the global financial crisis. But the summit is going to happen, a...
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Dream cabinet starts with Gore at topNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - If there is a single appointment Barack Obama could make to signal how dramatically things will change in Washington, it would be to name Albert Gore Jr. - former congre...
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Historic election reminds us: We do history every dayNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Note from Bob Smith, city editor for the DuPage editions of the Daily Herald, to his staff and other editors: "I'm sure you've heard about the overwhelming demand for ne...