St. Charles Opinion
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State House District 55: RameyOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There's a decidedly “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington feel about Democrat Greg Brownfield's bid to head to Springfield and change the way business is done in the legislature...
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Brownfield won't be rubber stamp for any partyOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a 26-year resident of Bartlett, and have voted in every election since living here. I am looking forward to Nov. 2nd's election this year so I can vote for Greg Bro...
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State House District 43: FarnhamOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, Democrat Keith Farnham rode the Obama wave to narrowly oust incumbent Republican state Rep. Ruth Munson in the 43rd District. Now Munson wants her old se...
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State House Dist. 49: SchmitzOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican state Rep. Tim Schmitz says he is prepared to make unpopular decisions to lift the state from its budget misery. The 11-year incumbent faces Democrat Jennife...
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Congress, 8th District: BeanOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The main problem with Congress is that it operates on a bitter partisanship controlled by special interests. Luckily, true bipartisan independents still on occasion emer...
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Sign etiquette a deciding factorOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I do not yet know who will get my vote for the current election. What I can say is that as I watch the lack of etiquette surrounding political signage around Kane County...
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Congress, 14th District: FosterOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - In the major parties, residents of the 14th Congressional District have two strong-willed, decent human beings that want to represent them in Congress. In just his first...
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Bean is a keeper in CongressOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a tough year to be an incumbent running for re-election. There is a lot of indiscriminate anger in the community and a “throw ‘em all out" mentality. Lots of folks ...
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Library should be user-fee basedOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - So the St. Charles library wants $35 million in taxpayer money to build a new library. Where is their vision? With the advent of computers and e-books, the library of th...
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Vote Walsh and against high taxesOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democrats give lip service to continuing the Bush tax cuts, but not for the hated “rich," but only after the election. Of course, if they sit on their hands and do n...