Island Lake Opinion
-
Ordinances drive up contractors' costsOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - As a third-generation concrete contractor with nearly four decades of experience, I now find that giving a neighbor or friend a quality job at simple cost is impossible....
-
Join march and promote fearfulnessOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - All right-minded citizens are urged to join Stephen Colbert's March to Keep Fear Alive on Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C. Just as “greed is good" in the financial world, fea...
-
A groundbreaking school allianceOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It is an idea that makes so much sense that it doesn't seem possible that it could be groundbreaking. The wonder is that it is news at all. The wonder is that it hasn't ...
-
Stone never a good fit for village boardOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been a resident of Buffalo Grove for 24 years. I have never been politically active, but I always exercise my democratic right to vote. More than 18 months ago, I...
-
Mailer mistake leads to question of trustOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent mailings I have received from state senate candidate Suzi Schmidt raise a critical question every voter should be asking this November. If a candidate is inca...
-
Change leadership in SpringfieldOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I had to laugh when I read Robert Kaempfe's Daily Herald questionnaire answers. He said new state representatives need to be elected to end the gridlock in Springfield. ...
-
Bianchi should ignore pressuresOct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Only the naive would think the hyperbolical indictment of Lou Bianchi was not motivated by his political enemies. Published calls for him to step aside reaffirm the pres...
-
Look at the damage Democrats causingOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Look at the damage Democrats causing
-
Soapbox: Better to be lucky than goodOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - “I'd rather be lucky than good is a great mantra for golfers and, now too, for some private pilots. How else do you explain how a Naperville couple escaped death Wednesd...
-
Quinn back stabs ordinary taxpayersOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn has given the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unionized state employees a 3 percent raise this year. He has scheduled to give the...