South Elgin Opinion
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‘Fracking’ can harm our water supplySep 28, 2013 4:40 am - ‘Fracking’ can harm our water supply I’m writing in response to Mark Denzler, co-chair, GROW-IL, in his letter to the editor Sept. 16. In his letter he states a goo...
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Editorial: Truancy, heroin problems are intertwinedSep 27, 2013 5:00 am - If you read Sunday’s paper you may have seen two stories — one about Naperville’s unified attack on heroin use, the other about Kane County’s runaway truancy problem. Wh...
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Editorial: Collaboration key in school schedule changesSep 20, 2013 10:11 am - When a district talks about adjusting school start times and schedules, there’s sure to be hearty debate from all sides of the community. Case in point: An argument has ...
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The SoapboxAug 31, 2013 5:00 am - Rudeness at its worst: Sad note the other day about a mother dreading the start of school because she has to get her disabled child on a bus. That’s not the sad part. Sh...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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Health care law was passed too hastilyAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to House Republicans who have been trying to repeal the disastrous Affordable Care Act, which is not affordable. The Senate should be smart enough to do ...
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Why do banks, not students, get good rates?Aug 26, 2013 4:40 am - I am writing in response to Stephen Evensen’s letter, “Kudos to Roskam for student loan bill.” In his letter to the Herald, he states, “My friends and I wonder how soon ...
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Go after the people who harm animalsAug 25, 2013 4:40 am - I’ve been an advocate for animals my entire life and rescued abandoned and abused felines in Kane County for 30 years. I can’t sit idly by and do nothing about the inequ...
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The SoapboxAug 17, 2013 5:00 am - Here they come: With the return of today’s International Festival of Racing, once again Arlington International Racecourse gets a chance to show the world what a first-c...
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The SoapboxAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - View from the ground level: Village leaders do a better job when they really know their towns, and that’s why we applaud West Dundee trustees for taking their recent boa...