Kane County Opinion
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Police gun sale fundraiser a bad ideaJun 05, 2013 4:40 am - Police gun sale fundraiser a bad idea The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is strongly opposed to the St. Charles Police Department raising funds by se...
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All should be part of social securityJun 05, 2013 4:40 am - All should be part of social security Finally there was a common sense plan to fix our pension system. The article by Louis W. Kosiba, May 22, stated that everyone ...
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Openness crucial in Barrington fire district talksJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - Government finance and the Great Recession of 2008 have provided new challenges to municipalities and first responders in our mission to guarantee public safety. In many...
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Government causing end to middle classJun 04, 2013 4:40 am - Government causing end to middle class The latest pension plan has been shot down. In my opinion, any plan that is going to cost the taxpayers one more dime on thei...
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Consolidation bill a bipartisan effortJun 04, 2013 4:26 am - Consolidation bill a bipartisan effort Two years ago, DuPage County embarked on a mission to reduce the size, scope and cost of local government. After achieving so...
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Skip the pools, give taxpayers a refundJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - I respect the District 211 superintendent and the school board, but the spending of $15 million dollars for five pools is a show stopper. Do we really have to do this no...
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Food drive benefits township pantryJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The annual Postal Carriers/Stamp Out Hunger food drive was held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 ...
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Batavia teacher right to protect studentsJun 03, 2013 4:40 am - Batavia teacher right to protect students These are very difficult economic times. People are struggling with maintaining employment, suffering emotional challenges...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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Put scientific research first in schoolsJun 02, 2013 5:00 am - Really? Arlene Sawicki would force public schools to “Teach alternatives to Darwin’s theories” (May 21). She hopes that books on the pre-scientific religious myths and l...