Opinion Stories from March 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Seems like Prospect Hts. crime is upMar 12, 2011 4:41 pm - Is it just me or has violent crime been on the rise in Prospect Heights since they laid off all those cops? Way to go Mayor Vole. Let’s just hope other towns take note. ...
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Barrington Hills candidates sign Civility CovenantMar 12, 2011 4:41 pm - An e-mail has been circulating the village concerning civility during the campaign for the village board, containing a Civility Covenant that all of the candidates were ...
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Schools failing to teach critical skillsMar 14, 2011 10:36 am - In a Feb. 16 Associated Press story on the education summit in Denver, Secretary Arne Duncan was said to have chastised teachers and their bosses in equal measure. Thous...
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Schaumburg voters should explore their optionsMar 12, 2011 4:43 pm - Thoroughly discouraging is how I would describe my recent visit to “Coffee with the Council,” the monthly event that Schaumburg Village officials host to, ostensibly, ga...
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Village doing fine, leave board in placeMar 12, 2011 4:41 pm - The impact of local government on daily life is bigger than state or federal. Local governmental leaders are our neighbors. We have a better chance to meet, know and see...
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Don’t give Abboud a free hand in Barrington HillsMar 12, 2011 4:43 pm - Earnest Benn wrote, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” Barring...
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Green better suited to Arlington Hts. boardMar 14, 2011 6:05 pm - I am stunned at the Daily Herald's recommendation for the Arlington Heights Village Board. The Herald recommends Mike Sidor because he regularly attends Village Board me...
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Time for Dist. 5 to retire Jack WagnerMar 12, 2011 4:41 pm - I want to share an experience I recently had with Jack Wagner. It was not a pleasant one. When I learned that someone was running against Mr. Wagner, I checked out his w...
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Arlington Hts. bicyclist impressed and gratefulMar 12, 2011 4:43 pm - I’m a bicycle commuter, and in the late evening of Thursday, March 3rd, I was hit by a car while riding in Rolling Meadows. Almost immediately, two passing cars stopped,...
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Mt. Prospect police deserve our thanksMar 12, 2011 4:41 pm - I’m writing today because I believe Mount Prospect residents deserve to know what a great police force they have. Their intuition and professionalism is second to none. ...
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