Maple Park Opinion
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Don’t block jobs plan because it’s Obama’sSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - It is very important that you call Congressman Randy Hultgren to tell him to finally put his partisanship aside. It is time to support, and vote to fully fund, President...
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Kane County needs to pay its lawyersSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - I have been reading for years how the Kane County Board has consistently skirted the issue of pay raises for assistant public defenders and assistant state’s attorneys. ...
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ComEd plan makes no business senseSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - ComEd wants to get paid for saving money. According to news reports, ComEd will save $2.8 billion over 20 years, yet wants to impose a rate increase on its customers. Re...
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Embarrassed Walsh represents IllinoisSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - Joe Walsh is the epitome of how the rest of the country regards Illinois politicians — egotistic, disrespectful and grandiose. I would hope that an official elected by p...
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Hultgren spewing bunk on job creatorsSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - On Aug, 18 at a town-hall meeting, I asked Rep. Randy Hultgren to explain the evidence that the millionaires and billionaires in our country, the people who are the reci...
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Tariffs would limit pollutionSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - That Hultgren and the House Republicans have decided businesses must be allowed to pollute in order to “create” jobs simply proves that they are not competent to govern....
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A.G. Holder should resignSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama, On Attorney General Holder’s watch, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives launched Operation Fast and Furious, an illegal pipeline of ...
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Learn something from Freedom RidersSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - As I was watching the PBS program, “Freedom Riders: American Experience,” recently, I was deeply moved by their quiet and resolute courage. Without popular support, in t...
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Thanks for making car show a successSep 17, 2011 6:00 am - I would like to thank the people who helped make our fifth annual charity car show a success. This year’s beneficiary was Special Olympics Illinois. We are still tallyin...
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This is my town; I deserve a hospitalSep 17, 2011 6:00 am - When the state review board said “no” to Centegra Health System’s application for a Huntley hospital, I took it personally. After all, I live in Huntley. I need this hos...