Campton Hills Opinion
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Connelly, Hull, Reed for Wayne boardMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Wayne is a place of open spaces, large lots and horse farms. Protecting the town’s tranquil, rural nature has traditionally been a key theme for candidates seeking offic...
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Endorsement: Garcia, Burroway, Marks for Carpentersville boardMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - The race for three village trustee seats in Carpentersville features one incumbent and four challengers. Would that there were only more options. Incumbent Paul Humpfer ...
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Endorsement: Steffen, Warren, Moeller for Elgin councilMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Ten people are vying for three seats on the council this year, every one of them passionate about his or her candidacy and the city itself. It's a shame there aren't mor...
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The unions are crippling AmericaMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - It’s about my job. Regardless of who under me loses their job, I’m voting for me, for my benefit package. At the same time, these union leaders are calling for social ju...
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Tax stock traders for extra cashMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Many years ago when reporters asked Willie Sutton why he robbed banks, he said, “That’s where the money is.” Why can’t Illinois leaders figure out where the money is? Th...
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Pro-choice, pro-life mutually exclusiveMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - In the Feb. 21 letters, I read commentary from Gaylon Alcaraz’s, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, which promoted safe abortions and justified her organiz...
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Editorial on unions was off baseMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - I was saddened by Feb. 22’s main editorial “Striking a balance with labor in Wisconsin.” In it, the Herald’s editorial board maintains that “government seems insistent u...
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Should U-46 be a model district?Mar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald congratulated Superintendent Jose Torres of Elgin Area School District U-46, who was named to a high-powered Department of Education commission looking ...
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It all starts with tort reformMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - Several letters in the Daily Herald lately have urged support for the disastrous federal takeover of American health care. The purported original goal was to provide hea...
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State government: A Tale of Two StatesMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - Watching how differently Illinois and Wisconsin are dealing with their respective deficit crises makes me wish someone would write a Charles Dickens type novel, and call...