Elgin Opinion
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Glacial pace of Quentin Road work just not acceptableSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - Many of you probably are just as frustrated as I am about the lethargic construction of Quentin Road in Palatine (I think Rome was built quicker). I inquired about the t...
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No taxation without representation in EGSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - A previous vote by the Elk Grove Village Library Trustees reflect that the taxpayer is best represented by providing full library services to some 12,000 non-taxpayers r...
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Mathias position on pensions needs inkSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - I am really disappointed in your coverage of this town hall meeting with Mathias/Braiman/Stolman Aug. 13. The article you released mentioned very little about Representa...
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Westlund-Deenihan not running in 2013Sep 17, 2012 5:00 am - It has been an honor to serve as trustee for Hanover Township. While this wasn’t an easy decision, I have decided not to seek re-election in 2013. I’ve done my best to ...
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As goes Illinois, so goes ObamaSep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Gov. Pat Quinn in a recent interview said that the Democratic Convention would consist of “truth slinging” to combat the Republican Convention’s “mud slinging” about Pre...
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Don’t knock a wise investorSep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Recently you printed a letter written by Alfred Y. Kirkland Jr. accusing Paul Ryan of not being a “man of the people.” I researched how Mr. Ryan became a millionaire and...
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True purpose of education missedSep 14, 2012 4:40 am - While District 303 Superintendent Don Schlomann is to be commended for rejecting the foolish obsession with testing students, it is sad that neither he nor the speakers ...
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Pension reform sans persecutionSep 14, 2012 4:40 am - Quinn’s and Cross’s pension reform plan persecutes current retired seniors by making them pay for the state’s mistakes. Madigan’s plan persecutes local taxpayers and no ...
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Replace Sen. Durbin in 2016Sep 13, 2012 4:40 am - Why Dick Durbin doesn’t renounce his citizenship and move to a Latin American country is beyond me. He’s always using the office of the U.S. Senate to support illegal im...
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Elgin culpable in wrongful firing suitSep 11, 2012 4:40 am - In response to Elgin Corporate Counsel Bill Cogley’s remarks in your most recent article, “Former Elgin cop sues chief, others alleging forced retirement,” I have to say...