Kane County Opinion
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Our energy woes caused by inactionAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Denmark did not sit on their hands. France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, did not sit on their hands. The energy presentation that began in May 1978 identifies where we g...
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Frivolous suit costs U-46 school moneyAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The class-action, racial bias lawsuit filed by five Elgin families against the U-46 school district has already cost the students of this district more that $4.6 million...
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Spay/neuter is to stop sufferingAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The letter from Mr. O'Reilly of Chicago disparaging Mayor Daley's effort to support spaying and neutering is ill-informed. Daley's effort is laudable. If a person resear...
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NTSB has duty to check MD-80 jetsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm just wondering when the NTSB is going to take a long, hard look at American Airline's aging fleet of McDonald Douglas MD-80 jets? I was in New York last week when it...
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No new speed law; just tax speedersAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Many legislators have talked about passing laws to return to a national speed limit of 55 mph. This is supposed to save gas and help the pressure placed on the supply we...
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Reflections on church shootingAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the face of such tragedy, what can we do, what can't be done? We can't make our lives and our communities totally safe. We always will be vulnerable to those very fe...
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Tennessee shootings reveal ironyAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - My heart and prayers go out to the congregation, families and victims at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church after the senseless attack and murders. There...
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Are we only ones not drilling?Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democrats and the governor of Florida do not allow offshore drilling off the state of Florida. Maybe the governor should take a boat ride. India, Canada, Spain, Mala...
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CN/EJ&E merger needs long viewAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Your article ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13) was some of the most balanced and insightful reporting I've seen on the long-simmering fight over the EJ&E. Looking at his...
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Let's pack BHS for CN hearingAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Greater Barrington! We need you one more time on the train issue! On Aug. 27, 2008 there will be a public hearing in the presence of the U.S. Surface Transportation Boar...