Kane County Opinion
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Editorial: Let’s eliminate local electoral boardsFeb 04, 2013 4:00 am - Today, the electoral boards in Island Lake will meet — again — to determine if mayoral candidate Charles Amrich and trustee candidate Tony Sciarrone will be on the April...
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Brave new world of text messaging, courtroom camerasFeb 03, 2013 4:00 am - The other day, while scrolling through the thread of my text messages, I discovered the person I swap notes with most often, after my wife and son, is Josh Stockinger, w...
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We all need to look out for each otherFeb 03, 2013 4:00 am - We all need to look out for each other Conversation is king, and we ignore it. We have to mingle, socialize, coffee klatsch and just plain talk to each other. Ever ...
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Effort to stamp out Christian influenceFeb 03, 2013 3:40 am - Effort to stamp out Christian influence Homosexual “marriage” should continue to be prohibited and civil unions also must be repealed. You see, it’s not a matter of...
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Don’t pay pols until pension bill doneFeb 03, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t pay pols until pension bill done With the swearing in of Illinois’ General Assembly, I looked back at Illinois’s highest 2012 legislative priority. Pension re...
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The SoapboxFeb 02, 2013 4:00 am - A boost in school safety: Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 says the measures were planned before the Newtown, Conn., school shootings, but it’s nice nonetheless to see ...
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Pay for pensions, then for roadsFeb 02, 2013 4:00 am - I was outraged when I read in the Jan. 26 Soapbox that your editors support the use of $3.65 million in state funds for road projects. Have you forgotten that our state ...
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Key word in gun debate is ‘Arms’Feb 02, 2013 3:32 am - Key word in gun debate is ‘Arms’ On Jan. 21, we celebrated the inauguration of President Obama. On the same day, we also remembered a great American, Martin Luther ...
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Missed opportunity in Campton HillsJan 31, 2013 3:40 am - Missed opportunity in Campton Hills I have never been the type to judge people. I don’t think that I’m better than anyone. People have fallen into hard times and ho...
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Pro-choice must make voices heardJan 30, 2013 3:40 am - Pro-choice must make voices heard Jan. 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Medically safe, legal...