Opinion Stories from August 13, 2016 (Change date)
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Editorial: McSweeney bill would increase transparency in collective bargainingAug 14, 2016 7:43 am - Two years ago, State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton introduced legislation to require school boards and other local governments to give the public a minimum of two weeks to...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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Rank-choice voting is solution for our timeAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - The fear of a Trump presidency or a Clinton presidency has a simple solution: rank-choice voting. Rank-choice voting takes the fear out of democracy, whereby if your fi...
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Country suffers when we turn from churchAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Some opinion contributors are calling for the removal of the Ten Commandments from a Waukegan county-owned building and for the removal of tax-exempt status from our chu...
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District 15 superintendent warns to watch out for school childrenAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Letter to the editor Nearly 150 big yellow school buses will emerge in our community on Wednesday! These iconic transports carry over 10,500 students daily, delivering ...
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TIFs only a bane to other taxing bodiesAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Do Batavia property tax payers want to pay about $13 million of their taxes to help redevelop the former First Baptist church at the corner of Washington and Wilson stre...
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Near tragedy increases concern for motorcyclistsAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Every time I read about a motorcycle accident in the paper or hear about one on the radio, I cringe and get a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. My son was invo...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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Questions we must ask about abortionAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Prior to the 1900s, complications of pregnancy and childbirth were a large part of the reason that average female life expectancy was only 28 years. A lot of women died ...
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Voters, don't ignore how reps voted for stopgapAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - I read with interest Rep. Harris' Guest View in the Aug. 1 Daily Herald. I have a different take on his discussion of the stopgap spending plan. He notes all the reasons...
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