Lake County Opinion
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Citizens, paper can both do a better jobJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I agree with Mr. Willis Farnham's concern (May 4th Letter to Editor) regarding local issues in ones own community. I also agree with his viewpoint that newspapers could ...
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Cut salaries before you hike taxesJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn's campaign to shame lawmakers and taxpayers into a tax increase is shameful. Illinois state employees, professors, teachers and, yes, executive, legislative a...
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Airport is drag, not boon to economyJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Justifying taxpayer subsidies and special property tax breaks for the Schaumburg Airport Mayor Al Larson recently said "We (the Village of Schaumburg) are in the busines...
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Local reflections on Memorial DayJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - What memories do you have of Memorial Day Weekend? Saturday and Sunday there were parades across our country. Sunday night was the great Memorial Concert honoring our 10...
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How well will we treat our needy?Jun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - At Catholic Charities, we are overwhelmed by requests from so many families because they are hungry, unemployed, or even living out of their cars. A destitute family of ...
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If nothing else, we are well-trainedJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Ah, it's good the elections are over! The park district has reduced the number of trash cans in Cronin Park to one again. Overflowing on Saturday morning in the middle o...
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Two inspiring examples of changeJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - There's that saying, "With age comes wisdom." Sometimes, though, wisdom has more impact when it comes from an unexpected source. Today, Staff Writer Kerry Lester bring...
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The day that journalism diedJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - For years the objective data confirmed the liberal bias of the news media. Whether it was the Pew Research Center, the ombudsman of The Washington Post, or even a study ...
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Obama disrespects U.S. on foreign soilJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The general consensus following Obama's 6,000-word speech at Cairo University in Egypt on Thursday, June 4 was one of brilliance. To the contrary, Obama's address was v...
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Herald, writers 'reality-challenged'Jun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - That I would encounter yet another letter in this newspaper, as I did most recently on May 30, calling Democrats, including the President of the United States, "communis...