Kane County Opinion
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Bush ignores high cost of VietnamSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing the need to stay the course in Iraq, President Bush told Veterans of Foreign Wars that: "One unmistakable legacy of Vietnam is that the price of America's withdr...
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Longs for a little neighborhood prideSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I have lived in the Parcel B subdivision in Hoffman Estates for almost 20 years. What has happened to simple pride in the neighborhood? I used to enjoy ta...
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Brush up on your English grammarSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I believe many of our educators need a refresher course in English grammar and usage. An example of this is the sign from Elk Grove Village's Stevenson El...
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Proposals that threaten the U.S.Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Proposals that threaten the U.S. Have you ever heard of the "North American Union"? Neither did I until earlier this year. Have you ever heard of the "NAFTA Superhighway...
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'Going green' can save public's green, tooSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Not since the late 1960s and early 1970s has there been such focus on the environment and what could be done to protect it. Pollution control and energy conservation hav...
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Get rid of the stripesAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - It's good to see the inmates working on the grounds of the Kane County jail, but their garb of broad gray stripes is reminiscent of the 1932 film "I Am a Fugitive from a...
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This contrast stingsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - This contrast stings While the DuPage County Board wrings its hands over how to handle a budget catastrophe, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District is in the financi...
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Small price to avoid big problemAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, $90,000 is a lot of money, as Aurora Ald. Rick Lawrence notes. But it pales in comparison with, say, a potential $9 million lawsuit, as Mayor Tom Weisner also notes...
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Age of enlightenment?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs says he panicked after crashing his high, high-end car into a light pole at 3 in the morning and left the scene to "avoid a scene."...
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Thompson is clear presidential choiceAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Are you tired of the same old candidates running for office? Are you surprised that the only things that change in political office are the names? Are you tired of the...