Lake County Opinion
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Education answer not more money for SpringfieldOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - Ralph Martire's article "No defense for state's unfair approach to school funding" makes some salient points using statistics that equate school spending and achievement...
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Unions just want money official is savingOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - I have been reading with much interest the stories of AFSCME's attempt to unionize the Lake County Circuit Clerk's office. As a supporter of private sector unions, but ...
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County board hopeful is not politicianOct 09, 2016 1:00 am - I am sick and tired of politicians. When did "public service" become a career? When did serving as an elected official mean getting rich while doing nothing? If you wa...
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Endorsement: Dold over Schneider in U.S. House 10Oct 08, 2016 2:00 pm - One of the suburban congressional races with national interest in the Nov. 8 election is the intense competition between U.S. Rep. Bob Dold of Kenilworth and former U.S....
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New direction starts with ourselvesOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - Clinton although experienced is not the solution. She's a path of the same old politics, which has led us backward. Obama has not been a blessing to African American soc...
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Vote for Johnson is vote for real changeOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - I was glad to see Scott from Antioch support Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and speak out on the broken two-party system that exists today. It saddens me...
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Teacher preparation key in fighting biasOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - Recent news about a Yale University research study shows eye-opening results about implicit bias. The study found by tracking teachers' eye movements that preschool teac...
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Protect infrastructure with 'lockbox' amendmentOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - In May, both the Illinois House and Senate approved the placing the Illinois Safe Roads Amendment on the ballot with overwhelming bipartisan support, and the proposed po...
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Solution seeking a problem?Oct 07, 2016 1:00 am - The weekend addition of the Octane Lounge had an article on self-driving cars. Is there really a demand for this type of vehicles? Or is this a solution looking for a pr...
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Endorsement: Cooper for Lake County coronerOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - It has not been a quiet four years in the Lake County Coroner's Office. The high-profile investigation into the suicide of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz an...