Lake County Opinion
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Chamber should be protecting citizensJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Shame on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As a growing number of Americans lose their jobs and worry about the growing threat of terrorism, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has...
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A wonderful start to the new yearJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - As I read the Jan. 1, 2009 edition of the Herald I am greeted with the headline, "Burris sues." In yesterday's Herald editorial, you asked the question, "What was Rolan...
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Popular vote is the fairest methodJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - We recently elected a new president. But is our method of voting really fair? I don't think we should have the Electoral College. I thought the citizens of the United S...
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Burris no insult; Quinn, Durbin areJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn called Gov. Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris, "an insult to the people of Illinois." The Daily Herald had this to say about Roland Burris: ...
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Look around, see need for changeJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Over the holidays my family visited a cathedral to view a crèche fashioned in 1892 which had recently been refurbished to its original grandeur. Planning and the commitm...
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Time to wake up, American votersJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - For this unrepentant advocate of the proven nutritional value of some luncheon meats, it's time for yet another spine-tingling excursion into what some vociferous critic...
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Outdated laws defy fairness, logicJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - There's a lot of wisdom in your editorial on Winners, Losers, and the CN merger, i.e., the lesson from the Bartlett balefill of, "Never give up." I hope this is not lost...
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There's no way to justify CN dealJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - In regard to the recent letter criticizing Mayor Karen Darch of Barrington for her stand against the CN Railroad acquisition, perhaps the writer is not fully aware of wh...
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A simple tale of kindness, gratitudeJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - "Love thy neighbor!" "The good you do for others will be returned to you multiplied!" Where have you heard that advice before? Your parents? Sunday school? Did you grow ...
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GOP not perfect, either, SheriffJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - An open letter to Sheriff Curran: Welcome to the Republican Party, Sheriff Curran. I wonder if the revelation (that's hitting the wire services as I write this) that Pre...