Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Special needs kids need your attentionFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - During this election season, the issue of improving funding for special needs programs in Illinois should not be ignored. Illinois is 51st in the nation (behind Washingt...
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Insurance companies are too powerfulFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - We cannot let wealthy, established, arrogant, health insurance companies and their moneyed, lobbyists control the financial structure of our medical systems. Now, they t...
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Thanks for your trustFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Public service is both a fulfilling and humbling experience. I'm grateful for the opportunity to represent others, and am constantly reminded that there are many voices,...
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Treating terrorists as criminals isn't newFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Since the arrest of the so-called Christmas Day Bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, there has been the usual and expected chatter from right wingers that terrorists don't...
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Send this message to your CongressmanFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The stimulus package didn't work out so well because the money went to the wrong level of the economy. Giving money to large business and other governmental units like s...
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Thanks for 'help,' but we'll take passFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - There are active plans to expand Route 45 between Route 120 and Washington Street in the Grayslake area. Everyone agrees the road needs expansion. However, a bad road pl...
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Reform is a matter of life and deathFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a nurse. I work in a walk-in clinic in the Northwest suburbs. The number of people we are seeing without health insurance is increasing dramatically, as are the num...
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Madigan's power must be stoppedFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - When did the people of Illinois subjugate their authority in elections to Mike Madigan? When did we make you "King of Illinois"? The electorate of Illinois duly elected ...
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We just don't trust candidates for officeFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Why wasn't there a warning label on the guy? "WARNING: candidate may have nearly knifed hooker girlfriend." We as a public are so well-educated on so many things. H1N1 ...
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Why can't U-46 keep finances in order?Feb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - We know that Elgin Area School District U-46 is in financial trouble again; a $53.5 million deficit was predicted by June. This is the third time that finances have gott...