Kane County Opinion
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State should keep pension promisesJan 25, 2013 3:40 am - State should keep pension promises This is in response to pension benefits described by Rep. Nekritz. She refers to teachers who receive a pension of $95,000 upon r...
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Stand up for traditional marriageJan 25, 2013 3:40 am - Stand up for traditional marriage Lawmakers cannot operate in a spiritual vacuum. Our country and Constitution were based on a very firmly defined set of Judeo-Chri...
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Ticket for parking on own driveway?Jan 24, 2013 3:40 am - Ticket for parking on own driveway? We have lived in our house for 31 years. Just within the year we have found out that we cannot park on the approach of our drive...
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Strict gun control urgently neededJan 23, 2013 4:00 am - The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has resurrected the often contentious subject of gun control. I certainly don’t pretend to have all the...
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Flawed Fatherhood Is the Problem AND the SolutionJan 22, 2013 10:00 pm - ST. CHARLES, IL – January 23, 2013 — As dozens die on Chicago streets, lawmakers struggle to stop the carnage through gun-control legislation, additional policing and sc...
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Reject NRA’s ’blood money’Jan 20, 2013 3:40 am - Reject NRA’s ’blood money’ I hope that those reading this letter heard the spokesman for the NRA arrogantly predict that nothing would pass of the measures the pres...
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More ways to fix the pension crisisJan 20, 2013 3:40 am - More ways to fix the pension crisis Ever want to get even with your fourth grade math teacher, the one that carried a buggy whip; or the sadistic gym teacher who ma...
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Accuracy needed when reporting about gunsJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - The Jan. 10 article on Bartlett resident Tony Johnson, who was convicted of gun violations, was misleading. Legal gun owners condemn Mr. Johnson’s actions, but he did no...
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‘Hottest year’ not necessarily soJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - The article, Hottest Year in History, Jan. 9, was misleading, and probably wrong. The UK Met Office, official UK organization for world temperature records, agrees that ...
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The SoapboxJan 19, 2013 4:00 am - Requiring responsibility: A proposed Cook County Board ordinance would fine people who fail to report if their firearms are lost, stolen or sold. Too often, guns bought...