Opinion Stories from October 15, 2011 (Change date)
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Lake Zurich teachers care, communicateOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - I am an old gal, 56 years and counting. I have taught on the East Coast and in the heart of London. I have “subbed” in my new state in other districts. I must say Lake Z...
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Financial waste isn’t hard to findOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - How can we possibly balance the budget with the government waste that exists? Recently a friend’s relatives, GSA workers, were moved back to the U.S. by the government. ...
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End tax break for SearsOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - The Sears EDA has to be stopped. Clearly none of the people deciding on this issue have students in District 300 or care about our children; otherwise, this amendment wo...
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Bypass choice fails key standardsOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - When the engineers at the Lake County Division of Transportation selected the west bypass option for Route 45 at Millburn Road, they failed to adhere to important parts ...
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Neighbor would make good state’s attorneyOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - My neighbor Scott Drury is running for Lake County state’s attorney. When I first learned he was seeking public office, I kidded him, saying, “You’re smart and honest. W...
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The SoapboxOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - At last, remembrance: More than 1,000 people are expected in Des Plaines today to dedicate a memorial to the victims of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191. Such a...
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Compromise needed on Sears incentiveOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - Annie Thompson, spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn, hit the nail on the head when she stated in the Daily Herald, “Sears plays an important role in our state’s economy ...” ...
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Parents, students, teachers must uniteOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - The challenge of successfully teaching children how to do well in school is an entity that will be with us always. I have read the word “ownership” being used to describ...
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Enrollment down, but tax rates upOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - With the state-required filing of student enrollment now in the books, we finally get a look at Indian Prairie Unit District 204’s numbers for 2011. To give you a very ...
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Don’t balance budget on backs of least of usOct 15, 2011 4:01 am - The faith community of First Presbyterian Church of Elgin is seeking to live out God’s call for compassion and justice in our world. We are concerned that the budget cos...
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