Maple Park Opinion
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Foster keeps rabble at a distanceSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - It has become plain to me in the short time that my representative in Congress, Bill Foster, is an elitist. A "Scientist and a Businessman" means "I'm smarter than you a...
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Help us combat spending in GenevaSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - At previous meetings of the school board in Geneva Unit District 304, a number of taxpaying citizens of the district made statements of great concern about the ever-incr...
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Health care is a personal responsibilitySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - In letters to the editor we keep reading about "our health care system." In reality there is not and cannot be any such thing as a health care system. There are only the...
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Buffalo leaving Elgin a sad storySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The city of Elgin can't make ends meet? Just ship the buffalo to an American Indian reservation - problem solved. This sad news broke just days before my son and about a...
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This wouldn't fly in private sectorSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Picture this: You're the chairman of the board of a company with a $78 million budget. The downturn in the economy has stung you; revenue is way down. You need to find w...
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Docs take issue with health care billSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The governing council of the Kane County Medical Society in consultation with its 339 physician members has, for the past six months, debated the various features of hea...
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Carpentersville music fest a successSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I just wanted to thank Sargon Productions for such a lovely weekend at Carpenter Park. This brought back memories of Jamboree Days. I did a lot of volunteering at those ...
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Out of control spending in Geneva schoolsSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Using its numbers, the Geneva School District will run a deficit of more than $15 million for 2008 and 2009. One assistant superintendent said that in 2008 the district ...
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Health care plan so much snake oilAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that the Congress failed to pass health care reform by the August Congress recess deadline originally established by the Obama administration, the President`s surrog...
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Ellen felt excellent over results of saleAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The sixth annual Ellen's Excellent Sale to benefit Lazarus House was held Aug. 7-8. The mega sale actually began when I was 9 and was inspired by a church trip to the lo...