Grayslake Opinion
-
It's not an award if you're paying for itJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember back in your school days when you got your name in a volume listing top students -- and then were sold an expensive copy of the book? Or you got nominated to an...
-
Kirk stays strong against IranJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is in the news for yet again threatening Israel with destruction. At a celebration marking the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, ...
-
Kids' education top priority in Dist. 46Jun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday, June 2, the Daily Herald published an article entitled "Grayslake Elementary District 46 honored by company it hired." Unfortunately, the reporter chose not t...
-
Where should I direct my anger?Jun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I just filled up my tank and paid $4.20 a gallon. I am trying to decide who I should be angry with. I saw Congress whip the oil executives recently about profits, but a...
-
Cheap gas event shows frustrationJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I held an event to highlight just how out of control our energy crisis has become. Here in Illinois, the cost of gas has more than doubled in the last seven y...
-
Thanks to all who helped veteransJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Grayslake for their support during our Memorial Day poppy sale at the Grayslake Jewel, Ace Hardware, and Pi...
-
Some thoughts on same-sex marriagesJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1972, activists representing 495 U.S. homosexual organizations gathered in Chicago to develop a "gay stance for the 1972 elections." Included in the published dema...
-
Are there adults left in Congress?May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In Plato's Republic, he describes one of the greatest threats to democracy. That threat centers around the fact that most politicians want to be voted in to office so ba...
-
Thoughts on the cost of going greenMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - On page 3 of the Lake County edition of the Daily Herald on May 11th, it tells of the pay raise for the Lake County Board members. In the May 15th edition, I read the fo...
-
Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...