West Dundee Opinion
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Quinn should stop corporate blackmailMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - First Caterpillar threatens to leave our state and Gov. Quinn was right there with cash to make them stay. Then Motorola gets $100 million to stay in the state. Now Sear...
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The SoapboxApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Altruism is alive and well: It’s one thing to offer help to someone you know and love, but there’s something even more virtuous about sacrificing for the benefit of a co...
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This is why we need township governmentApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Hanover Township office of community health is a godsend of health services for seniors and many other groups of people who cannot afford the high cost of health car...
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“Les Mis” a triumph for Dundee-CrownApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - They did it again. Dundee-Crown High School has produced another musical sensation — “Les Mis.” I had the privilege to see it April 15 and must sing the praises of every...
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Not always innocent until proven guiltyApr 21, 2011 12:00 am - “Innocent until proven guilty” is the thing that separates the American justice system from the rest of the world. The City of Elgin is collecting a bounty of $500 on pe...
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Be happy you have a job, teachersApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - The situation at Elgin Community College is exactly one of many reasons I do not like unions. In this current economic climate, pay freezes and requests to share in heal...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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Student’s sentiment touched teachersApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Imagine our surprise recently to walk into our math office and discover a student had left us a cake with “let them eat cake” lettered on the top. The cake was a special...
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GOP forgot about curtailing spendingMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s next to impossible to pick up any newspaper in the country and not read a letter from some irate U.S. citizen complaining about taxes being too high and the governm...