Lake County Opinion
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School electives should not be cutJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - An open letter to Elgin Area School District U-46: I would normally not send an e-mail complaint to you but I have to say I am appalled at the idea that my children are ...
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Where's coverage on broken promise?Jan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - If George Bush had promised eight times to have open and C-span televised health care negotiations and then held them behind closed doors it'd be on the front page of yo...
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Don't ask me to pray for the terroristsJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Ed Smetana states in Fence Post that God's system worked. Mr. Smetana asks if God foiled the attempt of the inept would-be murderer to take the lives of more than 200 pe...
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Status quo unacceptable in IllinoisJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - With the beginning of a new year and a primary election only weeks away, it is important that voters make good decisions in the Feb. 2 primary and Nov. 2 general electio...
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GOP doesn't need moderates like KirkJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - So who is Mark Kirk? He is the RNC (Republican National Committee) candidate for the Senate. But who really is Mark Kirk? Congressman Kirk was the only Republican in Il...
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Does anyone know what they're doing?Jan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama "inherited" a perfectly good and well-located prison to house terrorist prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. However he made the political decision to close tha...
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Signs must stay off public propertyJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Kirk Dillard wants to save taxpayers' money? I am dismayed at the amount of illegal campaign advertising signs on public lands that Kirk Dillard, Republican candidate fo...
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Kudos to Elgin's bison caretakersJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - The benevolent caretakers at Lords Park Zoo merit accolades for their compassionate treatment of Dakota, the 18-year-old bison that recently died. The reality that Dakot...
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Have all these laws made us better?Jan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - With the beginning of the year we Illinoisans are subject to 300 new laws - 300 more laws, on top of the myriad on the books already; not to mention the thousands of loc...
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Marijuana can be gateway to livingJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - "Marijuana is a gateway drug that leads people to using harder, more illicit drugs." I've heard this and the more I hear it the more I speak up about the need for our st...