St. Charles Opinion
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Time for D304 to touch rainy day fundFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - The Geneva school board recently indicated it will reduce a bit the coming increase in taxes by applying $3.2 million from excess reserves in its education fund. Our out...
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Learn to live with coyotes or leaveFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - This will be my second letter in regard to the coyote problem in Northern Illinois. To the uniformed, this is mating season for coyote families and, believe me, they can...
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Tefft finally gets kudos it deservesFeb 13, 2012 5:00 am - Glad to see Tefft Middle School in Streamwood receive the press and recognition it deserves. This school breaks the stereotype of “poor performing low-income schools” wi...
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Lessons from two DuPage teacher contractsFeb 13, 2012 4:00 am - This is a tale of two suburban school district contract negotiations. Last week, the West Chicago High School District 94 board approved a contract that called for 1 per...
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Burns not right for Kane board chairmanFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - In the Feb. 4 issue of the Daily Herald, James Fuller offers “The gloves came off” on the front page. There could very well have been a few civil exchanges between Sen. ...
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$54 an hour for landscapers is nutsFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Recently I read in your opinion section a piece named “State should back off wage push.” This article was about the problems the state of Illinois creates for its many m...
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Obama all talk, no managementFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - President Obama is fond of stating his new mantra of “A Do Nothing Congress,” as often as possible and cites this as a reason for using executive power. I’m sure he real...
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Sad that Komen caves to Planned ParenthoodFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - Susan G. Komen caves to Planned Parenthood. After advocates for Planned Parenthood hacked their website and launched vicious attacks on them, Susan G. Komen backed down ...
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No lawsuits on Hartwell’s watchFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - It’s election time again, with local and national primaries scheduled in Illinois on March 20. The Circuit Court Clerk’s office in Kane County has been stuck in neutral ...
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Lauzen’s ideas lost in the shuffleFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - Last week Chris Lauzen held a news conference to discuss his concern for the office of the Kane County Board Chairman being able to raise more than a $1.2 million to fun...