Lake County Opinion
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Most workers not able to do these jobsJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama is fashioning his stimulus package, when all is said and done that will be north of $1 trillion. The plan is geared toward creating 3 million to 4 milli...
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Did Blago take one too many punches?Jan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems that when Rod was boxing, his coach forgot to give him one important lesson: Don't lead with your head! Blago is dancing around the ring like a punch drunk palo...
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County raises taxes to stay within budgetJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to post this letter to the chairman of the Lake County Board in the Daily Herald. I tried e-mailing the chairman but twice my letter was returned. Mrs. Sch...
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Quinn's silence on taxes is loud, clearJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn was asked recently at a news conference to refute the allegation made by Gov. Blagojevich that once he was "railroaded" out of office a host of taxes ...
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Let's have a clean fight, candidatesJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Even before that last weathered McCain sign is gone from the landscape and just as sure as daffodils bloom in the spring, you'll soon see a fresh crop of campaign signs....
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Israel can't negotiate with foes like HamasJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to Shafic Budron of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee's letter condemning Israel. He and his committee show their agenda of opposing th...
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Bush couldn't have left too soonJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - After watching President Bush' second and FINAL farewell speech to the American public on Thursday evening, and hearing his lopsided (in HIS favor) presidential score ca...
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Was this the advice Bush gave Obama?Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - As the presidency is transferred from Bush to Obama I understand that it has become customary for the outgoing President to leave the incoming one a private note in the ...
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Bad time for open space referendumJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The economy is in a depression, maybe another Great Depression. Unemployment is going up and continuing to rise. The federal deficit is at an all-time high, and state an...
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Part D helps drug companies the mostJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In a recent column, David Broder wrote glowingly of the accomplishments of Mike Leavitt, the outgoing head of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the p...