Schaumburg Opinion
-
Student's thoughts on listening to music in schoolMay 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Should students be able to listen to music during school? Some people may find that listening to music distracts them from concentrating but for some people it helps th...
-
A new view of war materialsMay 08, 2013 5:00 am - After the bombing in Boston on April 15, there should be a call to ban Fagor pressure cookers and Tenergy Batteries. Afterall no one needs such weapons of war. Steve Za...
-
Disappointed with Morrison’s silenceMay 06, 2013 5:00 am - Last fall, I voted to re-elect state Rep. Tom Morrison (R-District 54) based on the Daily Herald’s endorsement and a positive experience I had contacting him in 2011. I ...
-
The SoapboxMay 04, 2013 5:00 am - Preckwinkle warms to our suburbs: On Tuesday, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attended a luncheon in Palatine to speak to Northwest suburban business leader...
-
Editorial: A wide and deep gulf in the pension debateApr 28, 2013 5:00 am - There are a few ways to look at the interaction during The Pension Forum we sponsored with Reboot Illinois Thursday night at Harper College in Palatine. We were pleased,...
-
Guns needed to protect others, tooApr 27, 2013 5:00 am - A girl screaming help woke me up. The screams were coming from the passageway between our house and the neighbor’s. Living on Chicago’s West Side it may as well have bee...
-
Government should not redefine marriageApr 25, 2013 5:00 am - The debate over marriage is centered on the misconception that government defines marriage. It does not. Marriage is defined by sexual complementarity, which predates an...
-
Full disclosure missing from guest writerApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - Once again the Herald has a guest editorial written by someone whose affiliations and thereby motivations are only partly disclosed. Pat Hughes lists the Illinois Opport...
-
Speak up to retain class size limitsApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Education has recently proposed to eliminate part of Rule 226.730, which limits the class size for students with disabilities. Under this new...
-
Didn’t vote? Don’t complainApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - I am an election judge. During the 13 hours the polls were open last Tuesday, 40 of the 686 registered voters in my precinct walked through the doors and voted. Adding t...