Schaumburg Opinion
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Skip the pools, give taxpayers a refundJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - I respect the District 211 superintendent and the school board, but the spending of $15 million dollars for five pools is a show stopper. Do we really have to do this no...
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Food drive benefits township pantryJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The annual Postal Carriers/Stamp Out Hunger food drive was held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 ...
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Don’t tamper with origin of marriageJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter asked the question, “By what mathematical and logical reason should same-sex marriage be condemned?” Using various statements based on the writer’s perce...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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The SoapboxJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - Unsung benefactor: We’d love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous. The gift will...
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Speed limits are least of our worriesMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Why on earth do we need to increase the speed limit in Illinois? Highways to 70 mph? No one pays any attention to speed limit signs as it is. And has anyone in Springfie...
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Adults should accept consequences of choicesMay 27, 2013 5:00 am - Accept consequences of your choices Once again, I read how a professional athlete’s family is suing because he committed suicide and they feel it is due to the head...
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Stop building, living on flood plainsMay 26, 2013 5:00 am - We’ve just begun our annual reminder that we’ve built too many cities on flood plains. So we declare the usual disaster areas and commend our first responders for their ...
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Protection needed in mass shootingsMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding your editorial from April 22 (“Act wisely on concealed carry, but act”), restricting concealed carry in public places like schools, movie theaters and arenas w...
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We’re giving up rights in name of safetyMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding Mary Fischer’s letter of May 4, she obviously, like many others, doesn’t have a clue regarding gun control. Naturally everyone wants to feel safe, but how does...