Maple Park Opinion
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Glad money's not an issue for usOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Many of us have too much money and we are happy that the president is going to redistribute that money through the new $1 trillion health care system. The taking of $500...
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Protect America or leave officeOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - American lives were put in risk with the 225,000 defective tires imported from China between 2004 and 2006. In 2007 melamine tainted pet food was imported from China kil...
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No public option limits your optionsOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am amazed at the concern that the public option will take away our ability to keep our existing health care. The ads claiming the public option provides no guarantee y...
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So much for the Greatest GenerationOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The president and the bungling Congress have "honored" the greatest generation again by reducing the benefits they earned the hard way and giving them to some who have d...
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We deserve equal shot at health careOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I support the right for all people to have choice. We should be able to choose whether we want to keep our private coverage, to choose another private plan, or to choose...
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Now is the time for reform in IllinoisOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - This week, a Rasmussen poll found that 89 percent of Illinois citizens think state politicians haven't done enough about Illinois' "Culture of Corruption," which is why ...
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Find money to fix youth prisonOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In regards to your Oct. 21, 2009 article on the St. Charles youth prison, I support your opinion that although prisons should not be the most comfortable place they shou...
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Casino funds not used for salariesOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - An Oct. 17 Daily Herald article concerning the city of Elgin's budget deficit contained two major errors as they relate to the city of Aurora. Elgin Mayor Ed Schock stat...
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Don't make Elgin hostile to immigrantsOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - To the Elgin City Council: We were distressed to read in recent exchanges of letters in the Elgin Daily Herald that the city of Elgin was conducting screenings of the em...
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Barry sisters got off easyOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I think that Jill and Julie Barry were very fortunate that they don't have to serve time in jail. They let their mother waste away with no human regard for her at all an...