Island Lake Opinion
-
Giving back in a winning wayAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Giving back in a winning way: When Michael Mendel bought a $100 raffle ticket, he was hoping to win big. But not for himself. The St. Charles business owner had other th...
-
Vote out lawmakers who OK bailoutsJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I have read the recent news that, yet again, our federal government is proposing bills to have a "mortgage rescue plan." Instead of bailing out companies like Bear Stear...
-
Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Kudos to Gurnee: Gurnee officials earned kudos this week for their efforts in a couple of areas where progress is needed: diversity and the environment. The village's a...
-
Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Grateful for their service Much like former Harper College trustee Patrick Botterman, Huntley Village Manager Carl Tomaso's short life was chock full of service. Tomaso ...
-
New Sunday section takes new look at TV, travel, things to doJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Change, we know, is inevitable. Change for the better is imperative. "Not only is everything changing, but everything exists in relationship to something else that is ch...
-
Conservation incentives a boonJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress sent good news to Lake County and the rest of the nation last month when it renewed a powerful tax incentive for landowners who preserve wildlife habitat, farml...
-
How the pop star got top billing over the journalistJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On this hand, a respected journalist; on that, a world-renowned music star. To me, the choice of which one people would most want to read about was a virtual no-brainer...
-
Kirk crosses aisle on transportationJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Kirk is going beyond the call of duty working on Illinois transportation issues. Not only has he obtained significant federal highway funding for Illinois, ...
-
Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Loud and clear When a Lake County jury convicted a Fox River Grove teen of falsely making a terrorist threat this week, it should have sent a resounding message worth po...
-
Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...