Diamond Lake Opinion
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Why is gas price up when oil is down?Aug 31, 2012 5:00 am - Gas! Can someone, anyone, please explain to me why we are paying the same for gasoline when oil is trading at less than $90 per barrel as we were when oil was trading at...
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President had his chance on economyAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - The country is experiencing out-of-control home foreclosures and skyrocketing unemployment numbers, and President Obama has this to say: ”There will be setbacks.” Obama ...
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Special needs classes at Harper start soonAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults, and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education Department, will be off...
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It’s time for GOP to lead state legislatureAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - Voters have many reasons to be angry about what is going on — and what is not being done — in Springfield under the leadership of House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senat...
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I will take the fairy dustAug 16, 2012 4:01 pm - President Obama’s primary response to the Romney/Ryan ticket is to accuse them of having a plan of “trickle-down fairy dust.” What the president does not realize is that...
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Durbin’s support of Reid no surpriseAug 15, 2012 1:00 am - Well, I see that Sen. Dick Durbin has finally spoken out about Harry Reid’s preposterous statement that Mitt Romney didn’t pay any income taxes for ten years. This tell...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Editorial on guns was out of touchAug 09, 2012 1:15 pm - “Our View” is out of touch with thinking people, being consistently “liberal” (not in the classical sense). It is apparent newspaper people, of similar age and upbringin...
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Government excess makes me wearyAug 05, 2012 5:00 am - I’m tired of the government running my life. You can’t run our state or country, so what makes you think you can run my life? I’m tired of you regulating and taxing sma...