St. Charles Opinion
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St. Charles river plan a boondoggleSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Ten years ago the previous St. Charles mayor and city council decided to do a major downtown redevelopment project which they said would revitalize downtown and not use ...
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Why no outcry over 'sanctuary cities'?Sep 12, 2015 1:00 am - There has been a lot of coverage regarding Kim Davis who has been jailed in Kentucky over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Ms. Davis has in fact ch...
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Politicians providing fiction, not fact on LongmeadowSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt has gone to great lengths to put a positive spin on the Longmeadow highway and bridge project. This four-lane 50 mph highway wo...
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Happy hour, bobcats not just 'distractions'Aug 14, 2015 12:00 am - I beg to differ with the Daily Herald's depiction of the state's bobcat hunting and happy hour legislation as mere "distractions." After all the governor's huffing, puff...
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Inappropriate head-busting headlineAug 13, 2015 12:00 am - The sports headline: "I'm ready to go out and bust someone's head open" in Bob LeGere's football sports column on July 30 is completely inappropriate if we want to encou...
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Obama helps enemies, hurts our friendsAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama's actions have been favorable to militant Muslims in the Middle East. He reduced the U.S. armed forces in Iraq to zero and this led to ISIS in Iraq. Our ...
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Tax increase better than video gamblingAug 04, 2015 12:00 am - We have been residents of the city of St. Charles for 41 years and made a decision to not move from here when we retired because St. Charles has been a community that va...
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Giving up control of Middle EastJul 30, 2015 12:00 am - President Obama is turning the Middle East over to militant Muslims. He is accomplishing this by removing USA and European presence and influence in the Middle East. He...
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Undercoverage of Coal City tornadoJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - I have been a subscriber for many years, liking and enjoying your paper for its excellent mix of local/national news. Your recent articles on education were excellent, k...
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It's not racist to protest ObamacareJul 03, 2015 12:00 am - Recently, there was a rally on the Route 64 bridge in St. Charles, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the special provisions in Obamacare, which single out Congressm...