Platform: Defense Attorney Shapiro said he would like to improve the felony review system because it is inadequate. If a case is more accurately reviewed from the beginning, the state can try a person inexpensively and with speed, Shapiro said. Shapiro...

Platform: DiMarzio says that his main concern confronting the judgeship is rebuilding the public's confidence toward the court system. He said the public no longer respects the judicial system because it caters too much to attorneys, judges and juries....

I must say that I found Jeff Vogelsang's column on the minimum wage bill very interesting .05 average. I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, Jeff, but raising the minimum wage increases poverty. Wages are a price for labor, and that price should...

Platform:Diedrich said he is committed to keeping DeKalb Conty a safe place to live. He said his commitment to serving the law will help him punish drug dealers to the fullest extent. Diedrich said that DeKalb County will not be a safe haven for drug...

As election day approaches, the Republican party is attempting to make up for eight years of neglect with wonderful promises of environmental reform to come. Of course the head of this reformist movement is George Bush. After eight years of sleeping on...

Platform: Miller said he wants to keep the public abreast with the office of coroner. Through public involvement, the office of coroner can keep the public aware of problems like alcohol and drug related deaths, Miller said. Miller said his office has...

Several years ago after a trip to the Soviet Union, I was given a page taken from Penthouse Magazine as a joke, and I like to keep it on the bulletin board in the editorial office. Now, before you jump to any rash and unfounded conclusions regarding my...

Today I think I'll pick on some radicals. Yea. This should be an easy one because lots of people think radicals are a bunch of ridiculous low-life scum anyway. Oh boy, I can see you conservatives starting to smirk already. "This Vogelsang clown has finally...

I am writing in response to the ludicrous letter by Marlo Buddy (Sept. 28) requesting the Star to drop the issue of Martha Palmer. I must say I didn't realize business majors were being schooled in censorship, but with your management background, I'm...

I am currently enrolled in Linda Son's Math 101, and I have to admit—I thought it would be an easy A. Too bad, so sad, it's not that easy. It shocked me, and it obviously startled you, too. I realized that I had to study. Well guys, instead of choosing...

The question of people's voice in making decisions at NIU has come up once again. This time the question concerns members of the Campus Parking Committee. Chairman Robert Bornhuetter, Parking Manager Lynn Fraser and four NIU officials met absent the rest...

Illinois deserves a break, and the chance to become home for the proposed Superconducting Super Collider would be just the opportunity. With any change there is always the bad that needs to be taken along with the good. And in this situation the positive...