Kane County Opinion
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Project would ruin view on RiverwalkOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It is troubling that there has been virtually no coverage by the Daily Herald on how the proposed Water Street redevelopment could forever change the face of the Riverwa...
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End talk and act on affordable housingSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - End talk and act on affordable housing I have been very active in the Naperville not-for-profit community. One increasingly prevalent problem I see is young civic-minded...
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What are results of our spending?Sep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I am looking forward to your series on public school funding. I agree it is an issue on which we should all be informed. I hope that as the series progresses, you not on...
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Teachers deserve credit, not scornSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: In response to Mr. Safley's letter of Sept. 17: If you are going to praise the District 211 leader for keeping teachers in line for wanting more money, th...
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Disenfranchised by Dept. of JusticeSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I was "disenfranchised" when I read that the U.S. Department of Justice sued Kane County for violating voting rights of Hispanics because last November polling places op...
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'Kid Nation' certainly reflects poorly on adults of the nationSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - When they write the cultural history of childhood in 21st century America, I hope they leave room for a few unkind words about "Kid Nation." CBS' latest new reality show...
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Cook sales tax hike should be rejectedSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Don't look now, but Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and other commissioners have set the stage to enact a massive sales tax increase. True, Stroger has not publ...
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Copy editors fail to make the gradeSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Jim Slusher's Sept. 20 letter to the readers raises the issue of the sometimes illogical spelling and grammatical rules of our English language. While I fully appreciate...
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Translators and their related costs least of our ballot box worriesSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a day or two into an out-of-town vacation, one is faced with a moment of stark recognition. Not everyone in the world lives daily under the stress of gang warfare a...
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New village must put basics ahead of hurried decisionsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As the newly formed village of Campton Hills takes its first tentative steps, leaders and residents are already encountering the realities of being an incorporated commu...