Dugan sentence stirs death penalty debate
With Brian Dugan's death sentence for the murder of Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville, naturally many people have renewed the debate on the death penalty in Illinois.

Potluck Blog turns to tax talk
Stirring the Pot: In a 5-4 vote recently, the Naperville City Council agreed to raise the property tax rate from 0.7167 percent to 0.7367 percent. The city has in the past approved a property tax rate increase and then lowered it when assessments are released, and officials claim the same thing will happen this time.

Bloggers debate severity of H1N1
Stirring the Pot: In recent years it seems there is always a "next epidemic" identified by scientists as being poised to sweep across the world and cause millions of deaths, and at least up to now, all of these predictions have proven to be overblown.

Bloggers weigh in on library cuts
Stirring the Pot: The Naperville Public Library is consistently at the top of the list of best libraries in the country. However, it has seen a reduction in its tax levy two years in a row, dropping six percent in 2009 and nearly seven percent in 2010.

Bloggers debate Obama's push for more school
Stirring the Pot: Recently, President Barack Obama said American students need to spend more time in school to stay competitive. According to Obama, students in other countries spend 25 or 30 percent more time in school than American students.

Stirring the pot Bloggers join health care debate
Over the past few months, our nation has been consumed with the debate over healthcare reform.