Geneva Opinion
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Unfairly nabbed by tollway cameraDec 23, 2012 4:00 am - I received a letter recently from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority regarding toll money due. On Oct. 11, I traveled from Naperville to Painesville, Ohio using t...
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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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The SoapboxDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Give it your all: Hersey High School senior Alex Baratta of Arlington Heights may be intimidating with his perfect GPA, his multisport prowess and his big, giving heart,...
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D303 superintendent contract ridiculousDec 05, 2012 3:40 am - Once again the St. Charles school board is tossing around money like they have unlimited funds. We will be footing the annual cost of the superintendent’s premiums for h...
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Force politicians to say they lied?Dec 02, 2012 3:40 am - An article in the Nov. 28 issue of the Daily Herald, “Big tobacco companies ordered to say they lied,” gave me a great idea. Would U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler con...
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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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Marklund thankful for patrons, volunteersNov 22, 2012 3:40 am - Thanksgiving is a unique American holiday that dates back to the Pilgrims in 1621. It is a time when we pause from the challenges that we face daily to reflect on all th...
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Ease up on spending, D303Nov 22, 2012 3:40 am - I recently wrote a response to an article that the Kane County Board was discussing raising property taxes, pointing out how ridiculous the taxes have gotten. So what do...
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The challenges ahead for IllinoisNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The campaigns are over. Now, it is clear. Four years ago when voters said that they demanded affordable health care, they meant it. In Illinois, when they said they dema...
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Keeping faith across generations, continentsNov 12, 2012 10:02 am - For anyone familiar with John McCrae’s famous poem, it is difficult to pass by Naperville’s “Healing Field of Honor” or see pictures of its 2,012 American flags snapping...