Lake County Opinion
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Tax drug companies to find new revenueOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that our political representatives have fostered new takes on the people in Illinois, it appears they seem to want to use more gambling as a source of income without...
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It should always be about the students?Oct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Teachers have been given a bad name for a long time when it comes to public education, but what the public does not see is the inner political core that stands against t...
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We won't swallow a plan we don't likeOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama's persistent and consistent speeches on his proposed health care reform remind me of my mother constantly telling me that Brussels sprouts were good for ...
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Change practice to save moneyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - We have all heard stories about how government wastes money. Why is it that most of the stories that I hear all stem from a management practice that is widely used in bo...
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Let's start to address the worst addictionOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Where's the public outcry? I just read about the 4-plus million worldwide porn sites. The public needs to be aware that pornography is the No. 1 hardest addiction to cur...
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Don't use tricks to pass reformOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Harry Reid, bypassing the process of the constitutional approach to passing bills, is just wrong. If there is not enough support to pass our laws properly, ramming throu...
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Take time to make right reformsOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I hear all the rumbling about people who do not have health insurance, but does that mean they can't get health care? I met a man from Africa who was here visiting his s...
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Give our president a chance to succeedOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Fellow Boomers, Don't be fooled by the political gamesmanship surrounding President Obama. When was the last time we saw a person like him in our highest public office? ...
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Police deserve more respect every dayOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Just wanted to say hooray for Burt Constable's column applauding the police action during the Maday chase last month. It seems, today a lot of people are more interested...
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Change in attitude earns peace prizeOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It should not come as such a surprise that the Nobel Committee awarded its peace prize to an American president for little more than a change in attitude. Mr. Obama's pr...