Kane County Opinion
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Force politicians to say they lied?Dec 02, 2012 3:40 am - An article in the Nov. 28 issue of the Daily Herald, “Big tobacco companies ordered to say they lied,” gave me a great idea. Would U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler con...
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Licenses for illegal immigrants smokescreenDec 02, 2012 3:40 am - Here they go again, rewarding law breakers. Isn’t rewarding illegal immigrants called aiding and abetting? Why guard the border when those vote-hungry politicians lure t...
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Legislature must address pensionsDec 02, 2012 3:40 am - Once again Illinois General Assembly members profited by pandering to their constituents, ignoring the state pension plan debacle and getting re-elected. Now the truth c...
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Blame greed for Hostess demiseDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - So, the Hostess Co. is probably going to come to an end as we know it. But, of course, the blame is all to fall on the workers, isn’t that how it always goes? Forget tha...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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What we have is a spending problemDec 01, 2012 3:40 am - Liberals have done a masterful job in directing the “fiscal cliff” rhetoric around a single solution: Raise taxes on the wealthy. Lost in all this rhetoric is that spend...
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Editorial: The case against municipal primariesNov 30, 2012 9:07 am - Here we are, enjoying a postelection breather before new members of Congress and the Illinois legislature are sworn in, and already another voting season is upon us. Jus...
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It’s Congress’ job to compose billsNov 30, 2012 4:00 am - The day after President Obama is re-elected, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell states: “Now it’s time for the president to propose solutions that actually have a chance of...
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U-46 should have school uniformsNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - Kids in school are dressing inappropriately. Schools should require students to wear uniforms in District U-46. This would save parents money by not having to by new clo...
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Modernize Sleepy Hollow RoadNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - Sleepy Hollow Road is a main passageway connecting busy McLean Boulevard to Route 72. This busy road is known by many to be lacking in many ways and in a poor state of r...