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Use our technology to save planet
The ice caps are melting causing the oceans to rise with coastal flooding. This is caused by a rapid increase of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel used by industry and by animal excretions. This is stated by many scientists. Others say it is only a natural and the scientists are wrong. In any event, technology has developed ways to slow the increase.
Energy sources such as wind, solar and tidal power. In the next fifty years technology will develop more. This is already increasing the number of jobs. In a report of Illinois electrical energy is provided these sources. This will continue to increase.
By continuing the Paris Climate Accord, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will lead a more comfortable life. This will happen whatever happens.
Our president has withdrawn many funds and withdrawn from the Paris Accord. He is using these funds to promote jobs for coal miners and others. He is condemning hundreds and maybe thousands of workers to a future of distress as their jobs disappear. He should be using these funds to retrain these workers for future jobs.
He must withdraw from his egoistic whims and work with civil discussion. He must then work with all members of congress, without the pressures from party, lobbyists or large donations, to influence to develop good programs for America.
We don't know God's plan. We may be going into an ice or heat age. He has given us use of the technology we develop. We must use it all in a constructive manner to benefit all.
Thomas Pavlik
Elk Grove Village
Balance from EPA
In response to Jill Versace of Naperville and her plea to "Care for environment before 'bottom line" - the good news is that it's been happening and will continue. The EPA was established in early 1970 - just after the unfortunate "Fire on the Cuyahoga" - and since that time both the air and water have gotten considerably cleaner just as desired by pretty much all of us.
However - the EPA has also grown in size and has continued to look for additional things to regulate - well beyond the realm of reasonableness.
And we all need to know that Mr. Trump is not "rolling back regulations" but rather is putting a halt to passing evermore of them that accomplish little when balanced against the costs to implement them.
John Fischer
Palatine
State needs moral, honest leaders
I was encouraged and thankful for your editorial on Sunday, Jan. 12, calling for action against House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Michael Madigan is doing and has done so much damage during his way too long time in the state legislature. Unless and until he and his recruits are removed from Springfield, the state of Illinois is doomed.
Yes, I think it is that serious. It is time for the people of Illinois to open their eyes, to vote for persons of character instead of those with influence and dollars.
The legislators in Springfield need leaders who are moral, honest and lawful. They, themselves, also need those attributes and the courage to stand up for what is good for the people they serve.
It seems that the thing that drives Springfield is the quest for more money. The answer is not more money, but how efficiently, effectively and honestly that money is used.
Some of the money programs that have fairly recently been proposed have been to pass legalized gambling to support the schools. Well, I am not sure how much of those tax dollars go to the schools, I do know that over 75% of our county tax goes there.
While, I support a good education system, it is not just more money that makes a good one. Now we legalized marijuana and that tax money will go to another line item. Not realizing that some of each of those tax monies will probably have to go to treat gambling addiction and drug addiction. Recently we are faced with higher costs of auto licenses and other areas of increased tax rates.
We all know that many Illinois residents have decided to, or are planning to, leave the state because of high taxes and problems with the ethics of some of our elected officials. Surely this is not an area that cannot be addressed.
At least let's help Mr. Madigan retire.
Agnes Kenton
Carol Stream
Village needs more study of hospital
As a 30 year resident of Winfield, I was disturbed by the Jan. 17 article in the Daily Herald about the ongoing conflict between some Winfield trustees and the management at CDH. The rallying call, "Let's get it done" was the most disappointing part of the article. Why in the world would trustees Hogan, Sorgatz and Longacre not want town hall meetings and give feedback to all residents concerning those meetings and further negotiations with CDH?
According to a Nov. 12 article on citylab.com "How Nonprofits Can End Up Becoming a Drain on City Budgets," Michael A. Pagano wrote:
"There are other fiscal tools that cities can rely on that are not considered a 'tax' and therefore must be paid by nonprofits. ... water, sewer, sanitation, garbage fees are paid by all users of such services; a linear-curb fee is a charge to owners of property that border streets and can be used to provide street cleaning, street repairing and streetlamp replacement; building permit fees; inspection fees; and the list goes on and on."
That's what we need to talk about, so that we don't have to negotiate with CDH year after year, of course, those fees should only apply to businesses as large as CDH in Winfield.
When CDH changes the game in the future, Winfield will have no option other than to set higher taxes to pay for basic village services. No one is in favor of that.
Susan Halvax
Winfield
Constant speeding
As a longtime resident of Arlington Heights on East Ivy Lane, I see cars and trucks speed up and down our street daily. This is certainly the case on many side streets in Arlington Heights. This week as I was driving the side streets of Arlington Heights, I was trying to be conscious of my speed and found it very hard to stay at 25 mph or under. So was wondering if side street speed limits are lowered how would they be enforced?
To clarify the accident on Cleveland, the driver lived on that street for years ... no danger to children playing outside. Police said they should have moved to the left to avoid hitting the parked car; however, they were moving to the right to avoid a head-on collision with the car coming toward them. The oncoming car did not move over to their right to allow enough room for them to pass each other. This forced the Cleveland resident to the right hitting the parked car.
So does a driver on the side of the street where there are no parked cars have the right of way and no responsibility of moving over?
Sharon Bagby
Arlington Heights
No credibility
Regarding the Jan. 19 op-ed headlined "Ethylene Oxide Blood Levels Should Be Considered Normal" by Gail Charney:
Charney doesn't sound unbiased to me. Is she a three-pack-a-day smoker, too? How much is she being paid by industry to help them destroy our environment?
The Daily Herald might want to do some investigative homework before publishing articles like this.
Julie Hughes
Gurnee