Our View

  • Our View: Pension reform just first step

    If the pension reform bill passed Tuesday by the Illinois General Assembly was a first step in a series of reform measures still to come, we’d hail it ...
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:58 pm

  • Our View: Sycamore Road does not need TIF district

    It looks as though property across Sycamore Road from the shopping center anchored by Lowe’s and Walmart is redeveloping nicely at the moment.
    Dec. 3, 2013 - 9:28 pm

  • Our view: Let planning begin for 2015 games

    The football games are over – so let the self-examination begin.Judging by the accounts of organizer ...
    Dec. 3, 2013 - 12:04 am

  • Our View: Term limits should make 2014 ballot

    Term limits have always been a populist sentiment, even though they haven’t been implemented in Illinois government.
    Dec. 1, 2013 - 9:20 pm

  • Our View: Thumbs up to tornado relief volunteers

    Thumbs up: To all those who have pitched in to help tornado victims in Washington. This week, representatives of the DeKalb police delivered supplies ...
    Nov. 30, 2013 - 12:59 am

  • Our View: Shop ‘small’ this holiday season

    By now, if you’re into the whole Black Friday experience (or even Brown Thursday if you hit the sales on Thanksgiving), you’ve likely lugged bags of d ...
    Nov. 28, 2013 - 10:24 pm

  • Our View: What ‘thankful’ really means

    On Thanksgiving, the word thankful will be thrown around plenty.People will be thankful for food and ...
    Nov. 27, 2013 - 11:31 pm

  • Our View: Arrive alive this holiday

    Illinois State Police have a special incentive to enforce traffic safety laws as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.
    Nov. 26, 2013 - 9:44 pm

  • Our View: Explore other ways to fund road projects

    As vehicles become more fuel efficient and the population continues to grow, we will have to come up with a new way to fund road and bridge constructi ...
    Nov. 25, 2013 - 10:40 pm

  • Our View: Thumbs up to those assisting in tornado relief

    Thumbs up: To the many volunteers who are coming to the aid of Illinois tornado victims. Some residents are traveling to the areas on their own to hel ...
    Nov. 22, 2013 - 11:39 pm

  • Our View: Tragic anniversary still resonates

    It was one man’s life. But it was so much larger.Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assa ...
    Nov. 21, 2013 - 9:53 pm

  • Our View: Site selection key for sober house

    For some men who participate in DeKalb County’s drug court program, finding a place to live isn’t easy.
    Nov. 21, 2013 - 9:53 pm

  • Our View: You can keep smoking ...

    If you’re a smoker who’s tired of people telling you to quit, get used to it.People are going to kee ...
    Nov. 20, 2013 - 9:38 pm

  • Our View: A step in the right direction with seniors

    Senior citizens (those older than 65) make up more than 10 percent of DeKalb County’s population, and that percentage will continue to grow in the yea ...
    Nov. 19, 2013 - 10:37 pm

  • Our View: Extend help to Illinois tornado victims

    It seems Mother Nature never ceases to amaze with her ferocity.Her latest fury was unleased Sunday, ...
    Nov. 19, 2013 - 12:33 am

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