Lake County Opinion
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Smoking, leaders costing money, jobsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - State revenues from casino operations in Illinois are down 20 percent, while it's down 2 to 5 percent in surrounding states for the same time period. Sen. Terry Link is...
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Work with others but stay the leaderNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Obama is a transnational (citizen of the world) politician. One of his objectives will be to devise more inclusive forms of global governance. This trans...
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Unions played part in auto crisisNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - As a former Michigan resident, long before anyone else even caught a whiff of an economic recession, we had long been in one. The reason: The auto industry left thousand...
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High casino bid can't be top criterionNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A state with a multibillion-dollar deficit. A highly sought gambling casino license that's up for bid, with the highest offer to the state so far at nearly a half-billio...
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Obama and his team need our prayersNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - As our nation faces moral, financial and unemployment crisis, our newly elected president and his cabinet have their work cut out for them. However, it will take the hel...
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Fly the U.S. flag as a salute to veteransNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - "We don't want to be heroes, but it's nice to know people appreciate what we did," said Vietnam veteran Fred Wilhelm. As I drove through my neighborhood to work on Vete...
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Hasn't been sanitary district for 10 yearsNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Regarding your headline of Wednesday, Nov. 5, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago enthusiastically welcomes it incumbents Frank Avila, Kathleen Th...
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Wheeling president responds to criticismNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - In response to the letter by Allan Sprehe Jr. published in your Nov. 10 edition, titled "Where's the money coming from?" the Village of Wheeling offers the following: •...
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Barrington library must try again, soonNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Committee for the Library Referendum wishes to extend a heartfelt "thank you" to all the folks who worked so hard on the Barrington Area Library Referendum. Thank yo...
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Mathias offers his thanks to votersNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A sincere and humble thank you to all of the voters in the 53rd District. Whether voting absentee, early, or on Nov. 4, your message came through with strength and convi...