Hanover Park Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 19, 2012 5:00 am - No need for speed: Summer approaches, and that means dreaded road construction. But what’s more annoying — and dangerous — is that people still drive too fast through co...
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Make taxpayers part of pension solutionMay 19, 2012 5:00 am - For decades the state of Illinois has abdicated its contractual responsibility to fund the state’s pension systems. State legislators and governors, instead, decided to ...
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Something to celebrateMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - Often when I open the Sunday Daily Herald I see, but do not open, the section “Celebrate.” I was once — a very long time ago — a groom, but probably not expecting to kno...
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Make a commitment and honor itMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - I appreciate Gov. Quinn’s letter in the May 13 Chicago Tribune telling us that we should honor our mothers by saving our state. I sometimes think my mom has more common ...
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8 years of Obama? I don’t think soMay 19, 2012 4:40 am - In Fence Post May 16, Mr. Kirkland states that we are “most certainly” better of that we were four years ago. Well, Mr. Kirkland, I want some of your Kool-Aid to drink. ...
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Federal Reserve has ruined economyMay 18, 2012 10:44 am - The NATO summit will soon take place and the protesters will be out in force. It’s important that they not only protest peacefully, but they should do so intelligently. ...
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More transparency needed in AuroraMay 18, 2012 5:21 am - Today, transparency in government is more important than ever. Considering the latest development in Dixon, Ill., transparency might have identified the financial mishan...
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Why would anyone vote for you?May 18, 2012 5:21 am - During his campaign in 2008 President Obama said he would be a “uniter,” not a divider, This obviously was another one of his many deceptive promises, which we have now ...
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My taxes shouldn't pay for abortionsMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - If Froma Harrop thinks Mitt Romney's ideas put him back to the beginning of the 20th Century, I want to go back there with him. I do not feel that my taxes should go to ...
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Parks officials work hard at conferencesMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - After reading your front page article about the park district conference, I have to admit that I’m disappointed — not with my local park district, but with the normally ...