Elgin Opinion
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Obey traffic laws or pay the priceDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - I disagree with your opinion that cameras should not be used to issue tickets for right-on-red failure to stop. Camera intersections are clearly marked, and motorists ha...
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Notice the signs of a decaying societyDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Historians have warned over the centuries that societies that lose their sexual self-restraint soon decay and disintegrate. Edward Gibbon, author of “The Decline and Fal...
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Put Christ publicly back into ChristmasDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Our country was founded by people who firmly believed in God. About 80 percent of Americans are Christian, and therefore we are considered a Christian nation. For over 2...
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Bailouts had positive resultsDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - I can't imagine why Mr. Don Frost (Fence Post, Dec. 18) thinks that President Obama is a socialist. The bailouts of GM, Chrysler, financial institutions got them back on...
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A win for free marketDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Recently, Tri-Com Central Dispatch announced that it was rejecting all bids related to its plans to develop an alarm monitoring business at Tri-Com. Tri-Com and its cont...
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Musings during a frigid DecemberDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Just wanted to publicly thank Al Gore for inventing global warming. Philip Roos Arlington Heights ...
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Is abortion our nation's undoing?Dec 24, 2010 11:00 am - I recently read an article in the Herald stating that according to the 2010 census, the only increase in the number of young people was in the Hispanic population. I und...
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Best to listen to both sidesDec 24, 2010 12:00 am - I attended a meeting Dec. 11 with Rep. Randy Hultgren and Sen. Mark Kirk at the Norris Center in St. Charles. Most people attending the filled auditorium were adamant su...
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Impatience won't get you there fasterDec 23, 2010 6:00 am - Much of the Fence Post writings seem to be getting too intense; so on the lighter side, would someone write in and explain the following behavior to me? Time and again (...
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The good old days were in the '90sDec 23, 2010 6:00 am - Looking in the rearview mirror and separated by 10 years, Billy Clinton sure is looking good. Jack Halpin Arlington Heights ...