Maple Park Opinion
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Kane County needs to be more transparentAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Last April Kane County announced that an independent review of its Web site found it "sorely lacking in information about county contracts, lobbying activity and ready a...
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Erratic temps product of global warmingAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I have lived my whole life in the Chicago area and cannot remember a summer this cool. Climate change is clearly affecting the area with unusual weather. Experts say tha...
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Biggert betrays public trustAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Per the Herald Aug. 13 article, "Biggert fans health-care flames," U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert was willing to acknowledge that her flier warning that the proposed health care...
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Foster should meet people over health careAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I have called Bill Foster's office and have e-mailed him in an attempt to learn when he is planning a town-hall meeting to discuss Obamacare. I have either received no ...
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Time to turn on your Midwestern charmAug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Sugar Grove is happy to be the host community for the Solheim Cup golf tournament this week. But it is the Chicago region that will be hosting thousands of national and ...
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Another red light camera boycottAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Ms. Rosbach for refusing to patronize businesses in East Dundee to protest the future "red light" camera at Routes 68 and 72. I agree with her idea and will als...
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Signing off as Raceway stewardsAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Dundee Township Board: It is with great sadness and regret that we submit our resignation as stewards of Raceway Woods, Western Sector. We have served as stewards s...
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What's wrong with obeying the law?Aug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the letter from Gerry Kneisel and friends and I was just wondering if any of them has ever watched people turning right on red. I see many not even stop and other...
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Don't say you're green, show itAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I loathe hypocrisy. You see it every day in most areas of life ... politics is a given, religion pokes up frequently ... there are many sources. The movement to "go gree...
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Reduce cost of health care nowAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - While it is encouraging that Senate and House committees are beginning to seriously consider health care reform legislation, it is critical that the U.S. Congress takes ...