Batavia Opinion
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Honor crime victims and their advocatesApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - The week of April 10-16 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a time to honor victims and the advocates of victims’ rights. This year’s theme, “Reshaping the Future, H...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...
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What part of ‘illegal’ don’t you get?Apr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to the article, “Officials want more control in illegal immigration fight,” published March 29. If this is the kind of control Kane County She...
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Middle class is bad place to beApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - My school has just started to have full-day kindergarten. It will cost $225 per child per month. Great. It is cheaper than day care. The problem is I only work two days ...
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Golf club sign a driving hazardApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - The Rolling Knolls Country Club sign at the corner of Rohrssen and Bode roads near Elgin has always been a hazard for traffic coming north toward Bode Road. It is imposs...
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Law should allow us to videotape copsApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - I read your coverage of the brutal Streamwood cop convicted of beating a citizen repeatedly with a baton. The judge praised the video from the cop’s own cruiser as the e...
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Let’s make Kirk Road less dangerousApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - What will it take before a stoplight is put at the intersection of Kirk and Giese roads in Batavia? How many people need to get seriously injured or killed before the ci...
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Keep Illinois smoke freeApr 02, 2011 2:00 am - Well, here we go again. Lawmakers are once again trying to give exemptions to casinos, bars, strip clubs and possibly American Legion halls to lift the smoking ban. Once...
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Grant a steward for Kaneland D302Apr 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Vote for Deborah Grant to represent residents of Kaneland School District 302. Deborah has demonstrated her abilities to cautiously debate issues of importance to all ta...
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Juby, Jackowiec, McCormick for D304 boardApr 01, 2011 11:00 pm - At a recent forum, the six candidates for Geneva school board agreed on one thing: the community needs a balance between strong academic programs and fiscal responsibili...