Lake County Opinion
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How about limiting those free rides?Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - If State Rep. Suzi Bassi would like to do something constructive while saving some money for the well-run state of Illinois, why not limit the free rides for seniors to ...
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State has plenty of airports right nowApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a note to Governor Pat Quinn. Illinois does not need a fifth airport, that's right, a fifth airport! There are already four airports: O'Hare, Midway, Rockford and J...
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Cyclist lays out rules of the roadApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Please permit me to reply to the recent letter from Bill Fanning. I am a bicycle commuter and I ride on public roads. The first thing that must be clearly understood is ...
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Removing ramps violates ADAApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The Herald's March 15th article on handicap ramps (curb cuts) was missing some vital information. This issue is not about fixing a few handicap ramps, although there are...
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Misleading coverage could doom tax planApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I think the Daily Herald's front page headlined article, "A doomed tax plan," on Thursday, March 19 by your John Patterson and three other contributing staff writer was ...
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Our leaders should listen to MargaretApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Margaret Thatcher once said, "The problem with socialism is sooner or later you run out of spending other people's money." I wonder if Pelosi, Reid, and the White House ...
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A rotten egg floats, fresh one sinksApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - In these days when Washington is seeking ways to help unemployed the media finds delight in highlighting the unemployment figures for each day. Not a very inspirational ...
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Beware the Bible as a state tax guideApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A recent Daily Herald article contains Governor Quinn's quote regarding taxes: "I think the principle is as old as the Bible. Taxes should be based on ability to pay." ...
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Mentally ill doesn't mean violentApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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Kolssak represents change Wheeling needsApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - As we witnessed in the recent presidential election, voters are demanding change. David Kolssak represents the kind of change the residents of Wheeling should support. ...