Schaumburg Opinion
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Democrats, media share the blameOct 16, 2013 5:00 am - The confusion we are witnessing with the potential shutdown and the default of the government going over the fiscal cliff can be blamed on the media as well as the party...
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Herald bats .000 in facts for one dayOct 16, 2013 5:00 am - Wow! All three letters to the editor in your Sept. 29 issue had something in common: extreme bias and no basis in fact. One letter states that the purpose of voter I.D. ...
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Attend Oct. 24 meeting on fixing Illinois and the redistricting systemOct 14, 2013 11:00 pm - A statewide effort has started to change how Illinois state Senate and Representative districts are drawn. Right now, the maps are redrawn every 10 years to make sure e...
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Hypocrisy rife in GOP, Tea PartyOct 13, 2013 5:00 am - The Republicans (and especially the loony Tea Party branch) deliberately shut down the federal government by attaching the abandonment of the Affordable Care Act as a pr...
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Oasis demolition shows failure in planningOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Among other things, Illinois taxpayers expect its elected and appointed leaders to plan responsibly for our future. The announcement that the Des Plaines Oasis on the Ja...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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U.S. should lead the way to peaceOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - There are approximately 140 countries on Earth. In 100 years, only one has been in every war, the U.S., with either military troops or aid of some sort. We built a U.N. ...
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Bikes make Reimer path very dangerousOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Arlington Heights and the Lake Arlington trail has nothing on Palatine when it comes to the potential for bike/pedestrian accidents. Just take a walk through the Margret...
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She’s grateful for the work on her homeOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Recently, a group of boys from the Fremd swimming and diving teams and several adults sponsored by Catholic Charities and Hanover Township painted the entire outside of ...
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Soapboxing on radical-turned-speaker Bill AyersSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...