Lake Zurich Opinion
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NFL's helmet-hit rule misguidedNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - As an attorney, I am shocked by the discussions regarding hard hits in football. In the law, there is a concept called “Assumption of Risk.” Anyone who is a football pla...
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Saturday Soapbox: Neighbors helping neghborsNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Neighbors helping neighbors: Rarely do you see the level of community spirit we've seen lately exhibited by Elgin's downtown merchants. When Pat Keeney was hospital...
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Requiring pledge is un-AmericanNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - I have been following with interest in the Daily Herald the controversy swirling around the public recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, stemming from an incident at a...
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Political litter lingers too longNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Apparently the Republican disdain for federal regulations also applies to state and local laws and ordinances. There are laws against having signs on public byways. Whil...
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Thanks for help with food driveNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - A big thank you to all the volunteers and all the citizens of Wauconda and Island Lake who so generously donated to our Make A Difference Day Food Drive at the Peace & J...
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ALS registry is there for vetsNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Combat Operations are over in Iraq, declared President Obama earlier this year. So the Iraq war has ended. Our troops have returned home. But what the American public do...
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State didn't get the election's messageNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Aside from Planet California and Parallel Universe Illinois, most in the country got it right in the Nov. 2 election. Repudiation of liberal, spend, tax and borrow polic...
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Openness needed on closing of Zion plantsNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1998, Exelon's public statements regarding closure of the Zion nuclear plant have been opaque and confusing. Rather than explain what part “economics” played in sh...
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Community made vets event specialNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - On Oct. 19, the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County was able to serve 277 veterans at our annual stand-down. Each veteran was provided winter clothing and a sa...
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Identical facts, different perspectivesNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - At 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, we received a copy of a message from Joe Walsh to his supporters in which the McHenry Republican says “we remain absolutely confident in our victo...