Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Electric cars and the suburban dreamFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - To a degree, the Chicago Auto Show is always about dreaming. That astounding new crossover. The amazing luxury car you'll never own. The next generation of muscle cars o...
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Schaumburg library already uses volunteersFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - The front page of the Feb. 5 Daily Herald contains a proposal by Mr. Hetzer to replace part-time Schaumburg Library staff with volunteers. Hetzer says surrounding taxin...
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Let's get to work on road, other projectsFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to “redouble our efforts” to repair, modernize and expand the nation's infrastructure through new p...
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Schaumburg snow removal plan let us downFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Schaumburg's snow removal plan was a disappointment. On Wednesday, I was very ill and needed to see a doctor, but plows hadn't entered our neighborhood and the village k...
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Tackle debt with spending reformsFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is asking Congress to increase the allowable federal debt ceiling for the fourth time in the last two years. Congress should say no —...
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Arlington Hts. could use a dog parkFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Last year the village of Arlington Heights collected almost $67,000 for dog licenses. That indicates there are about 5,500 legally registered dogs currently living in th...
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Farm animals need winter refuge, tooFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Farmers generally aren't the sort of folks who seek out the limelight or invite media attention. But in the wake of the blizzard, I think it's important that people unde...
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Palatine Twp. residents worked together during stormFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - On Feb 1st and 2nd (Tuesday and Wednesday) our area was hit by the third largest snowstorm on record receiving over 20 inches of snow with 50 mile per hour winds. The re...
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Tea party should focus on stuff that really mattersFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - In Tuesday's paper there was an article by Kimberly Pohl regarding the purchase of clothing for the newly elected officials in Palatine. Apparently Craig Mijares, a Pala...
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Keep snow off of disabled parking spots in SchaumburgFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - It seems we forget about our disabled friends when it come to snow removal. People who plow parking lots push the snow into piles in the lots and it seems that the disab...