Articles filed under Politics
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Lent is the annual invitation to focus on spiritual mattersMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - A friend - reacting to the apparent thinness of Robert Mueller's case against the president - told me: "This year, I'm giving up hope for Lent." I, in turn, am giving up...
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Requiem for an investigationMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - Cathartic, it was not. The relentlessly plodding Mueller report finally ended after a 22-month whodunit that climaxed to the sound of pffft. There is no evidence of col...
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Facts support investment in schoolsMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - I'm writing to express my support on the District 86 referendum for improvements to Hinsdale South and Central High Schools. I'm a father of two kids (8 and 2) and I mov...
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Schools' infrastructure is crumblingMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - What would you do if the roof of your house were leaking? Or if the floors of your house hadn't been repaired or updated in decades? What if the pavement of your drivewa...
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Guest column: 'No' vote is needed to protect education in Lisle Dist. 202Mar 28, 2019 1:00 am - The issue of the Lisle School District 202 ballot proposition is a source of earnest debate inside and outside our community. Lisle Dist. 202 is a gem within DuPage Co...
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Guest column: The case for Palatine library referendumMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Gerald Ford was president when voters approved a then-new Palatine Public Library District and its annual operating tax. Now, Palatine Public Library is again asking vot...
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Guest column: The case for Barrington Dist. 220's referendum questionMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Barrington 220 voters have the opportunity to make a smart investment for our future by voting "YES" on the bond referendum on April 2. Your vote is needed: for our kids...
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Twitter says it won't remove Trump tweets that violate its rules, but it will label themMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - The next time a politician, dignitary - or perhaps a president - makes an utterance that violates Twitter standards, the message might be accompanied by a note that expa...
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Guest column: Over-taxed residents should vote yes on Lisle Dist. 202 questionMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois citizens pay the highest tax rates in the country. Residents are leaving Illinois. Higher taxes are on the horizon. That is Illinois in 2019. Fourteen hundred ...
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Vote 'yes' to support the Palatine libraryMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - I would like to encourage everyone to vote for the Palatine Library referendum on April 2. The Palatine library is one of the best in the Northwest suburbs and provides ...