Lake County Opinion
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Pets should not be 'Freecycled'Feb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - As the economy gets more complicated, and people look for ways to save money, Freecycle has increased in popularity. As its homepage announces, The Freecycle Network is ...
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'Stimulus' deal good for pols, not peopleFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The stimulus "package" is just floating with pork fat that the Democratic legislature could not pass over the last two years. Please consider the word STIMULUS, items th...
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Lie down? Never. Israel must respondFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Dr. Budron's Arab-Anti Discrimination letter of is typical of all the Arab propaganda hate messages we see, year after year after year. Their bottom line: Israel must li...
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Setting facts straight about stimulus billFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Many of us are anxious about the economy and whether the stimulus bill will have the desired positive effect. While most economists agree that massive government spendin...
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District 117 voters should pick VickersFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Our community is very fortunate that Ron Vickers has chosen to run for District 117's school board. Both Antioch and Lakes high schools will benefit from his excellent l...
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Advancing racism is Darwin's biggest featFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - We recently were subjected to a one-sided view of the benefits of Charles Darwin's contribution to the world of science. It was unfortunate that we had no child to laugh...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Another gauge of road damage: We have another, nonscientific gauge of how badly winter has hurt suburban roads: Daily Herald editors who are road cyclists. As we await s...
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No plan, no cash for Round Lake ParkFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - I am deeply concerned that our mayor, Jean McCue, and members of the village board are trying to sell the idea of strapping a $1.5 million bond on the back of our reside...
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We need primaries more than everFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois Republican Party's Central Committee met this recently and enacted some changes to their policies and procedures. Most galling is a decision to minimize the...
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Is he transparent or is he opaque?Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - At a time when we are experiencing one of the worst economic crises in the last 60 years; at a time when our greatest fears include losing our jobs, our homes, our respe...