Huntley Opinion
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Pols try to thwart will of people on mapJul 25, 2016 12:01 am - Recently, I was pleased to help gather signatures on a petition to put the Independent Map Amendment on the Illinois ballot this fall. More than 560,000 registered voter...
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Important to attend county budget meetingJul 23, 2016 1:00 am - In Kane County, we have taken enormous strides to construct budget/taxation transparency and accountability. I am firmly in favor of continuing our five-year county gove...
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Franks hasn't made good on promisesJul 18, 2016 12:01 am - With a move that surprised many McHenry County Republicans, Jack Franks made good on his promise to withdraw from the 63rd House District race. Let's not forget, however...
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Seniors owed some type of tax reliefJul 03, 2016 12:01 am - I read Jack McAllister's letter to the editor dated June 22, and I totally agree with his statements regarding the increase in real estate taxes with the majority of the...
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Show some restraint, school board membersJun 21, 2016 12:01 am - To Huntley School Board Members, District 158: My age is 79, have lived in Sun City, Huntley since 2000, and have been retired since 1996. My taxes last year increased t...
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3 types of restrooms would meet all needsMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - I could not believe what I was reading in the May 14 Daily Herald. The article, found on Page 5, addressing the issue of transgender student's having access to gender sp...
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We're paying the price for 'free trade'Apr 04, 2016 12:01 am - Free trade as it is called is supposed to be countries exchanging products equally, or as close to it as possible. That means if done fairly no huge deficit would exist ...
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Illegal immigrant numbers understatedMar 31, 2016 12:01 am - For years, the American public has been misled about the size of our illegal immigrant population. For the past five years, we've been fed an outdated, fallacious number...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 12, 2016 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of our endorsements in the Tuesday primary elections. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be ...
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Can't afford LauzenMar 07, 2016 11:01 pm - Dawn Barsanti's letter about her new boss Chris Lauzen shows how inefficient he is. He keeps increasing our budget by hiring his friends for new jobs that were not neede...