Diamond Lake Opinion
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Humans are leaving 'footprint'Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There has been continuing comment on global warming. Some say that human activity is the cause. Others say climate change is cyclical, always has been and always will be...
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Kirk tries to hide his conservatismApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it fascinating that so many people have felt compelled to boast of Mark Kirk's achievements in Fence Post. And yes, there are some good and important issues on t...
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Kirk is effective and experiencedApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The 10th District of Illinois is fortunate to have an effective and experienced leader representing us in Congress. Congressman Mark Kirk is well respected by both parti...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Educators aren't just principals, teachersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Now comes the story of Al Weber. Weber, as Daily Herald reporter Sheila Ahern wrote last week, was not what we normally think of when we hear the word educator. He was ...
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Paper's out of touch with its readersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - As usual, I find myself strongly disagreeing with your position on this issue ("No simple solution to overcrowding," March 27). While overcrowding is a problem, I have t...
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Saturday Soapbox: End of an era at CLCApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The Richard Fonte era at College of Lake County is over, and not a moment too soon. Fonte was hired as the college president in December 2006, but lasted only six months...
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'What were they thinking?'Apr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that we have heard the hate-speech that has been delivered as sermons by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at the Trinity United Church of Christ, no one should be surprised ...
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...
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Does McCain really know that much?Mar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican Presidential candidate John McCain recently stated that he doesn't know anything about the economy. A frightening statement given the current state of the U.S...