Lake County Opinion
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Reform will reduce quality of careAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama has stated the need to quickly pass an affordable government health care program because 47 million Americans do not have coverage. Hopefully this action...
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Obama's plan bad for sick, old, allAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - After listening to radio talk shows and reading the newspapers and Internet articles I feel that there has not been an extermination program as despicable as the Obama h...
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Is this any way to run a government?Aug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten steps to government budget planning. 1. Raises take care of their raises, cost of living and any other bonus. 2. Fully fund their pension plans. 3. Fund their PORK p...
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Liberal ideology a hindrance, not helpAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent flap over the arrest of a black professor gave rise to our black president's knee-jerk reaction, "The police acted stupidly!" This is the usual programmed rea...
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Congress must take time on health careAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - There is no question about the need, it is the cost and cost control of health insurance that is the problem. The United States has a good system for those who now have ...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Give kids a brake: Students are heading back to class over the next few days, so please take extra care driving in school zones. The Illinois speed limit is 20 mph, but ...
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Quick reporting can hurt familiesAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - You were quick to put an article up about the dad of triplets that was in a collision. When this was posted, some of the family hadn't even been notified of the accident...
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Fix problems before revamping systemAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - James Prescott is a writer in search of facts. He says that he has "rather extensive experience with socialized medicine" due to his involvement in the military. This is...
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Death penalty is right for DuganAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I read Chuck Goudie's column on Brian Dugan with two minds. On one hand, I oppose the death penalty. On another, I oppose Mr. Goudie's reasoning that Brian Dugan should ...
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Leaders should join resigning trusteesAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Excellent - more University of Illinois trustees have resigned. Why doesn't Governor Quinn ask for the chancellor and president to resign as well. All these individuals ...