Diamond Lake Opinion
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We need more, not fewer, unionsAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - My goodness, by the sound of the recent Fence Post letter calling for strikes to be illegal (Aug. 25), you would think Ms. Andres wants us to return to unpaid slavery. ...
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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...