Hampshire Opinion
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Prairie Parkway a road to nowhere?Sep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the recent Prairie Parkway event, but it doesn't make sense to me. I drive to and from work every day on Route 47. Why not use the Prairie Parkway funds to wi...
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Thanks for help with fundraiserSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Hampshire Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8043 and Ladies Auxiliary would like to thank the members, Hampshire, Burlington and surrounding area community for the cooperati...
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With a little help from my friendsSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I am new to the position of Geneva Township Highway Commissioner, and the learning curve is steep whenever you assume a new responsibility. Mother Nature decided to test...
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Tomato contest a real prizeSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - The 12th annual tomato contest this year was a wonderful success. It was held Aug. 15, during the weekly Farmer's Market in East Dundee, sponsored by the Dundee Township...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Top-notch education: We offer congrats to five local schools that received the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon award: Windsor Elementary in Arlington Heights, St. ...
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Sheriff fires back over editorialSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - There are two sides to every story and your paper chose to magnify one incident over my 2 1/2 years as sheriff. Did I attempt to leave the meeting in frustration? Yes. W...
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Cash for Clunkers for seniors?Sep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A version of "Cash for Clunkers" might be one answer to reducing government costs for medical care. Seniors could be offered incentives to forgo expensive medical proced...
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Opposition to new speed limit doesn't make senseSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In reply to AAA Chicago Regional President Mr. Brad Roeber's letter decrying the state's decision to allow semis to go 65 mph on our highways ... you should get out more...
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Fight fear by building communitySep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the editorial in the Sunday, Sept. 6 paper. Your note, "The partisan divide has never seemed wider than it does today," is further emphasized by a comment ...
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D300 shouldn't have played Obama speechSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - When District 300 Superintendent Ken Arndt recently complained about parents being concerned about President Obama's school time address, he forgets that our children ar...