Libertyville Opinion
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Proposed hospital endangers programsJan 17, 2013 12:25 pm - Vista Health System is proposing to build a new 132-bed hospital in Lindenhurst that would offer basic hospital services and provide more Lake County hospital beds. This...
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Focus on mental health, not gunsJan 15, 2013 5:15 pm - It is ironic that one of the headlines Jan. 10 stressed that “VP Biden vows urgent action” in the wake of the terrible shootings in Newtown, Conn., while on Page 5 of th...
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Why our house’s Christmas lights are on so longJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - If you saw me, you’d say I have no ability to postpone a milkshake or a good chateaubriand. All of us have something we’re weak for and yet other pleasures we can say no...
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Hospital idea spurns WaukeganJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - Vista Healthcare should not be pursuing building a new hospital in the western part of Lake County when there remain so many health care needs unmet in the Waukegan area...
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The SoapboxJan 12, 2013 4:00 am - Salute to nerdy pursuits: Stevenson High School graduate Rachel Cliburn was doing research at Baylor University when she looked at a scientific journal and thought, “It’...
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Bring gun laws into modern timesJan 09, 2013 4:00 am - I support the Second Amendment, I like guns. I was a good shot in the military and still am. But when the Second Amendment was drafted in 1791, the firearm in use was a ...
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More clinics, no new hospitalJan 04, 2013 3:19 pm - Lake County does not need another hospital. Lake County needs more non-emergency clinics and primary care physicians. Hospital admissions in Lake County are going down ...
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We should encourage licensed drivingJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - The question of immigration reform is an emotional and difficult one, and one in which the federal government must play the lead role. As a nation, we must secure our bo...
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National Guard could protect our schoolsJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - We hear all of the shouting in the media that police departments across this country cannot afford to have police officers in schools. No one has raised the issue as to ...
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Time for ‘yes’ on budget dealDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - I am puzzled. Why can’t our elected officials (President, Senate and House) come to a compromise as to how we can balance the budget? In my home when the finances are “t...