Elgin Opinion
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Students need more physical educationNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Many schools in Kane County have a form of physical education. But students are still lacking exercise in their lives. Students aren't having exercise as we all are led ...
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No wonder wealthy are fleeingNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - I was rather surprised that our Elgin city manager needs two new assistant city managers. If I read the Daily Herald correctly, they are to "rethink organizational struc...
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The abortion decisionNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - A Nov. 18 post, "Abortion is woman's decision." She made a decision before that also, to have unprotected sex. Then many expect the taxpayers, including those who believ...
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Modernize assessments to make them more fairNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - To Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios and Chief Deputy Assessor Christopher Crowley. I received your letter of Nov. 3 stating your analysis of my assessment appeal indi...
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DOJ boss' failure to recall is astonishingNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - I am concerned about our Secretary of the Department of Justice's memory. After five hours of testimony, his failure to recall or remember important details of the Trump...
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Why no complaints about Obama?Nov 11, 2017 12:00 am - I voted for both George W. and George H.W. Bush. I supported both presidencies and championed their occupancies of the office. I always looked upon them as presidents an...
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Fight the Asian carpNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - If the Army Corp of Engineers doesn't fully address the Asian carp infestation of the Great Lakes, a $6 billion water recreation industry will be lost. Thousands of smal...
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Ellis flag comments don't reflect communityNov 02, 2017 12:00 am - My mind cannot get around what Traci Ellis voiced in a direct quote published recently in the Daily Herald. It's bad enough what she said, but also, very provocative, w...
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Poor quality road workOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - I'd like to commend Plote and the state of Illinois on a job well botched. The roadway from east of Harper College east to Golf Road has recently been completely resurf...
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Why it's time to 'unite or die'Oct 26, 2017 12:01 am - Our Revolutionary War ancestors fought under a dozen or more different flags all to achieve the same end - our freedom from the King of England. We were united in this e...