Fox River Grove Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 15, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you, readers: At 90, Walt Meder is still contributing. The driving force behind the Daily Herald’s Hope for the Holidays campaign is just as pleased as we are at t...
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Save Medicare for future generationsDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - People often say, I paid into Medicare all my working life, and I have earned the benefit of health care in my old age. Well, yes, we have all paid in. However, I just s...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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Autism society grants are availableDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education department, will be offe...
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Architect says TIF project totally wrongDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - I’ve practiced architecture in Barrington for 34 years now, and have done hundreds of projects in the immediate area. I have lived in the Barrington area since 1953, and...
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D300 concerned more about bottom lineDec 05, 2012 3:40 am - A current problem District 300 students face is the classroom cuts and sizes. Should District 300 be allowed to change the learning environment in order to save money? ...
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Millionaires can afford tax increasesDec 04, 2012 4:00 am - I found your cartoon in the Nov. 20 edition to be not only offensive but completely inaccurate. The huge fat turkey, labeled “Entitlements,” is being ignored, but the sm...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Teachers, don’t extort usNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - When I first read that the upcoming teachers strike in District 300 is all about lower class sizes, my first thought was “this is gonna cost us.” Now that the final offe...
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Editorial: A good goal on smoking, but bad legislationNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy’s goal is noble enough: He doesn’t want people who visit the Cancer Treatment Centers of America to have to smell cigarette smoke on health care wor...