Lake County Opinion
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More taxes? Like kid in a candy storeFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Feb. 24 - or Fat Tuesday, if you will - the Daily Herald had a "need for more taxes" story printed on virtually every page by virtually every branch of gover...
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Let feds build bridge to recoveryFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Not to pick on Mr. Stossel. He is one of the more amusing people on ABC News. But, like many, he is carrying his ideology too far. Like many conservative economists, he ...
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Group seeks end to abuse in child careFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to the recent tragedy, the death of 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan, we have developed Illinois' first grass-roots organization known as Stop Abuse in Daycare (...
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Face it: Global warming just mythFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In a letter to the Herald on Feb. 23, Tracy Wax of Environment Illinois claims that "clean energy will recharge the economy" while providing "100 percent clean energy" a...
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Baczek off base on reissuing bondsFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to Bill Baczek's Fence Post letter published Feb. 21. Baczek's statement that we are strapping a $1.5 million bond on the back of Round Lake Park res...
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Does anyone care about public debt?Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Equifax, Experian and Transunion all do credit reports on individuals not corporations. This is supposed to be such a big deal that we are constantly bombarded on e-mail...
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Government at root of our problemsFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently, President Obama signed the stimulus bill, driving the country deeper in debt to "rescue" our failed economy. Mr. Geithner guesstimating that an additional $2 t...
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Stimulus doesn't get to heart of matterFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - In analyzing some statistics from the Bureau of Census for 2006, it is very clear to me these bailout packages that have been sold to us by the media and politicians as ...
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Permanent income tax cuts are neededFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - I am confused. What I've been led to believe was that paychecks would contain an additional $13 in them starting June 1, and that is a lie. Well, not a complete boldface...
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Come clean on 'covert' constructionFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It has come to my attention that there is an effort underway to disturb the wetland and natural forest area between the Wellsmere Heights and Elmcrest subdivisions in Wa...