Elgin Opinion
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Hersey HS community generous in driveNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - For the 39th year, John Hersey High School conducted their annual food drive from Nov. 15-Nov. 19. The annual event was coordinated by the Service Over Self Club and the...
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Finally a politician who gets pension messNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - What a refreshing article, “New Leader Forgoes Pension.” I had to check the calendar and make sure I was living in 2010 Illinois, where the history of corruption, greed ...
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More support for troops is neededNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - We were all relieved to hear that Lt. Matt Spartz of Lombard, a soldier who is writing columns for the Daily Herald from Afghanistan, is on the mend. At the end of Mr. D...
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Glad Hurlbut opposes miningNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - I congratulate my opponent for a Kane County Board seat, Cathy Hurlbut, and wish her well during the next two years. I was particularly pleased to see she has declared h...
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Vendors, patrons make it happenNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The 12th Dundee Township Visitor's Center Pumpkin Contest was held Saturday, Oct. 30. A 140-pound giant entered by Blake Brewer of East Dundee took top honors in the lar...
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Keeping accountability in TIF districtsNov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The suburbs came out the good guys in the Cook County clerk's scathing report that says the city of Chicago is misusing funds from special taxing districts. David Orr i...
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Stop Obama's Marxist planNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Fence Post, Monday, Nov. 15, contained two opinions and one cartoon that caught my eye. The “We don't need a parent government” and “Nothing weird about Obama's stumping...
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What happened to cheaper health care?Nov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Last December, while campaigning for his proposed comprehensive health care bill, President Obama promised, “When it becomes law, families will save on their premiums.” ...
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T-shirts wearers wanted attentionNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Hatred is alive and well in St. Charles. The recent T-shirt issue at St. Charles North High School has provided the media with plenty of juicy material for the evening n...
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Time to get tough on terrorismNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Last year Attorney General Eric Holder told the citizens of this country that he was extremely confident that trying a terrorist in a U.S. court of law would be the best...