Campton Hills Opinion
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Phoning in a vote for FosterDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Why does Bill Foster prefer to meet with his constituents in a phone conference town hall meeting and not in person? Could it be he doesn't want us to see him squirm whe...
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Uniforms would make school saferDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin public schools need uniforms. The schools should require them because they augment concentration in school activities, encourage safety and make students equal. Wh...
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Admit it, Cal, it's all about moneyDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - In the Nov. 27 opinion column, Cal Thomas wrote about the federal government taking over health care and how government can't run anything. I guess he means Social Secur...
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Columnist gave Dobbs unfair rapDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I have watched Lou Dobbs for years and feel the accusation by Mr. Navarrette that Dobbs is a Latino-phobe is wrong. Dobbs always made a distinction between legal and ill...
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Who benefits from cap and trade?Dec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - President Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex. Now we have an environmental industrial complex where corporations are promoting cap and trade. Locally, ...
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Legalize marijuana to ease sufferingDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - From cancer victims to the person who lives with severe chronic pain, the words "pain and suffering " remind us of some distress that we lived with or through. Someone y...
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Sell prison to feds, reap money, jobsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems our Republican members of Congress are afraid of health reform, jobs programs and our ability to keep bad guys in prison. All of a sudden we should keep those t...
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Bipartisan health reform bill not in the cardsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Two letters from Right Wing World appeared in the Nov. 21 Fence Post, one by Gail Rose and the other by Susan McMullen. In both was the usual whining about the increased...
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Saturday Soapbox: A popular O'hare bypass? Has the sky fallen?Dec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - After years of arguments and millions spent on litigation, the Illinois Department of Transportation has proposed a western bypass road around O'Hare International Airpo...
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Community service builds better peopleDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Teens spend the majority of their time and resources on themselves. From sunup to sundown, high school students are all about themselves and making sure they are popular...