Lake County Opinion
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Why aren't protesters focusing on more-serious issue?Jul 12, 2016 1:00 am - I've read a lot of opinions on the recent racial tension between blacks and the police. I believe that Black Lives Matter has a valid grievance concerning a few murder...
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Voting local is our only recourseJul 09, 2016 1:00 am - Let's face it folks, no matter which of the two presumptive candidates for president gets elected in November, they will not be the commander in chief. They will be the ...
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Immigration issue is security, not raceJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - To President Obama and all other politicians who have decided that white European Americans are bigots and paranoid racists: You are so wrong. What we are is concerned a...
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Trump, Clinton offer only political babbleJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - "Strong minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Weak minds discuss other people." If you look at the two people presumptively being nominated for their respec...
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Let's move on from Rt. 53 extensionJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - These are comments I included in a recent letter to the Illinois Tollway. I was not surprised last month to learn our county board chairman had withdrawn his support for...
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These four steps will stop mass killingsJul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Semiautomatic "hunting rifles," "target rifles," and "assault rifles" have only two differences among them. First, cosmetic, the outer plastic or wood. Second, the maga...
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Barrington's ALS drive a big successJul 04, 2016 5:00 am - On behalf of the Les Turner ALS Foundation, I want to thank our volunteers and the generous people of Barrington who helped make the recent Tag Days donation drive a hug...
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Springfield no longer serves the peopleJul 04, 2016 1:00 am - How can a man of any character at all not retire after over 30 years of driving this state into the ground? The majority of politicians go to Springfield to serve the...
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Paper let the governor off too easyJul 04, 2016 1:00 am - Shame on you, Daily Herald! You did lambaste the Democrats and Madigan as they deserve, but went mamby-pamby on the governor, the same governor who created the whole mes...
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Citizens must share the blameJul 04, 2016 1:00 am - Wednesday's front page editorial correctly condemns most of the elected leaders of our state government. Many leaders have chosen to use their time and energies to fight...