Carpentersville Opinion
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'Highly paid' label simplistic, inaccurateNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - I was disappointed to read the article in Sunday's newspaper claiming that teachers are "highly paid." The article based that statement on estimations of average salarie...
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Sureness of belief isn't superiorityNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - I feel the need to address the portrayal of Christians set forth by M. Klemenz's Oct. 26 letter. Christians do not presume to the have the corner on morality in this wo...
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Meeting on illegal immigrants a farceOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The immigration meeting at the Hemmens Auditorium was nothing short of a farce. As it was being taped, only harmless and inane questions were chosen by the mayor so tha...
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Giving dead a day helps ease pain and celebrate the lifeOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - This past Friday would have been Jack Mabley's 92nd birthday. He died on Jan. 7 of last year. I miss him and still keep his Daily Herald nameplate in my cubicle to make ...
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Ailment, apparently contagious, strikes U-46 board againOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - No more doubt exists. Whatever malady it is that infects the sitting president of any Elgin School District U-46 School Board and turns them into chattering gerbils, Ken...
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Let private groups take stadium risksOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald favors McHenry County College's plan to build a minor league baseball stadium as part of a planned expansion ("MCC expansion plan worth second look," Oc...
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Wild-eyed left needs to simply grow upOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Impeachment? It is time for the Bush-hating simpletons of the left wing to grow up. The president, who these MoveOn.org types hate so vehemently, will soon be out of off...
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State government fails us completelyOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I am glad the governor rejected the higher speed for trucks. You can go on any road or street in the state and nobody is doing the speed limit, so who needs a law? I dri...
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Soapbox: Be smart, lock upOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Be smart, lock up Just because you live in a beautiful, well-kept neighborhood where your kids can play safely in the back yard doesn't mean you should leave your garage...
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Soapbox: Getting in the gameOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Getting in the game The stands are starting to fill with towns interested in hosting the minor league baseball team Crystal Lake just nixed. Huntley met with Frontier L...