Street theater's over; time to darken the stage
Like a bad movie with stale popcorn in a dingy theater, the saga of Scott Huber just goes on and on.

Dugan's murders cry for execution
You're never going to convince me we should abolish the death penalty. And I can sum up my reasoning in two words. Brian Dugan.

No place for death penalty in enlightened society
If anyone should fry in the electric chair, it's Brian Dugan." Even I have a difficult time arguing against that sentiment. But because there's no middle ground when it comes to the death penalty, I've got to give it a shot.

Hard to argue against death for Dugan
The sentencing of convicted killer Brian Dugan to die by lethal injection for the brutal slaying of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville in 1983 will open for some the questions and doubts that are traditionally raised about the death penalty.

Series illustrates split opinions over health care
Our five-part series on health care, which concluded Thursday, if nothing else revealed the wide range of concerns residents have not only about the Obama administration's health care legislation but about the shortcomings and problems with the way health care in the United States is now funded. As the debate continues nationwide, our readers demonstrate the split that is evident across the country.

Series illustrates split opinions over health care
Our five-part series on health care, which concluded Thursday, if nothing else revealed the wide range of concerns residents have not only about the Obama administration's health care legislation but about the shortcomings and problems with the way health care in the United States is now funded.

'Hell hole' shouldn't describe housing here
When one thinks of the term boarding house it is usually in the terms of a grandmotherly widow renting out a spare room in her home to a college student or a young single person who works for low wages.

Parents have tough choices due to flu scare
Sesame Street's Kermit the Frog laments, "It's not easy bein' green." These days, it's not easy being a parent, with the H1N1 mania sweeping through the area over the past week.