Our View

  • Another View: Bradley must make the best of beaten-up mascot

    The early reviews are in on Bradley University’s new mascot – a gargoyle named Kaboom! – and, well, judge for yourselves.
    March 8, 2014 - 12:34 am

  • Our View: Thumbs up to Bowling for Kids’ Sake

    Thumbs up: To bowling for a good cause. Teams of volunteers took to the lanes in DeKalb last weekend for Big Brothers Big Sisters of DeKalb County’s m ...
    March 8, 2014 - 12:06 am

  • Our View: Investigate Quinn’s wasteful program

    State regulators must dig deeper into the $55 million “Neighborhood Recovery Initiative” program created by Gov. Pat Quinn just months before the 2010 ...
    March 4, 2014 - 11:19 pm

  • Our view: Stay safe while staying warm

    Another weekend of cold temperatures has led to fires in homes in DeKalb County. At one home, outside Earlville, two people were killed.
    March 4, 2014 - 12:14 am

  • Our View: Rauner right for Illinois

    Illinois has big problems. Years of fiscal mismanagement and incompetent leadership have compromised ...
    Feb. 28, 2014 - 11:48 pm

  • Our View: Thumbs up, thumbs down: Early voting makes it easy to vote

    Thumbs up: To making it easy to cast a ballot. Early voting began this week and runs through March 15 for the March 18 primary. Too busy to cast a vot ...
    Feb. 28, 2014 - 11:49 pm

  • Our view: Put more teeth in campaign finance laws

    Money seems to play a bigger role in political campaigns than it ever has before. Yet the state of Illinois places few restrictions on political donat ...
    Feb. 27, 2014 - 9:50 pm

  • Our View: Not buying political retribution

    A local lawyer facing theft charges claims that DeKalb County prosecutors have hit him with more serious felony charges to get back at him for his pol ...
    Feb. 25, 2014 - 8:48 pm

  • Our View: Have a plan for college

    College is expensive.This isn’t new. This isn’t groundbreaking.It is something that affects a lot of ...
    Feb. 24, 2014 - 11:38 pm

  • Our View: Thumbs up for Random Act of Kindness Day

    Thumbs up: To being kind. The family and friends of Tim Getzelman and Lexi Weber declared Friday the second annual Random Act of Kindness Day in memor ...
    Feb. 21, 2014 - 11:38 pm

  • Our View: Enough bad news from NIU police

    Troubles at the Northern Illinois University police department continue to prove both embarrassing and expensive.
    Feb. 20, 2014 - 9:18 pm

  • Our View: Thumbs up, thumbs down

    Thumbs up: To the Northern Illinois University students participating in the university’s Sophomore Days of Service. About 15 to 20 students helped Fe ...
    Feb. 14, 2014 - 11:35 pm

  • Our View: Gambling expansion is a sucker bet

    Proponents of gambling expansion believe they have a better opportunity to push proposals through this year despite failure over the past two years.
    Feb. 13, 2014 - 11:54 pm

  • Our View: Deserving of a warm thanks

    This winter has been cold. Really cold. Tongue-sticking-to-the-flagpole cold.Many of us are willing ...
    Feb. 12, 2014 - 11:13 pm

  • Our View: ‘One-to-one’ program a good start

    Many students today have access to a variety of electronic devices at their homes that they routinely use in completing their schoolwork.
    Feb. 11, 2014 - 10:53 pm

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