Lake County Opinion
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Sugrue lauded for fundraising effortAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to the Daily Herald article on Aug. 12, I would say hats off to Dan Sugrue! He raised real money from real people (the voters), not from special interest gro...
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Abortion is wrong, no matter the labelAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Amy Principi's letter (Fence Post, Aug. 17), I do agree with Amy that there is definitely a "load of poppy cock" but it is found in her own attempt to cla...
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Something's wrong with assessmentsAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As a resident of Lake County, Cuba Township, we just received our 2008 assessment notice. To my surprise, it went up again. Do the Cuba Township assessor and the Lake C...
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Kirk backs women by backing ERAAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Equal Rights Amendment is an idea whose time came long ago, but it was always just short of full acceptance. I am proud of Congressman Mark Kirk for joining with 2...
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Obama the one who doesn't measure upAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I had to chuckle at James Gustafson's letter, "Would you vote for this applicant?", listing "qualifications" he felt John McCain did not meet. They disqualify Barack Oba...
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State must address school funding woesAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Adequate and equitable funding for the education of our children in Illinois is of priority concern to the American Association of University Women. The ability of our y...
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Look what Google can teach youAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With all the recent meetings and headlines about the EJ&E, I found myself wanting more in-depth information. I went to Google and Wikipedia and plugged in the terms "EJ&...
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Kirk's long record on human rightsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to commend Congressman Mark Kirk for his exceptional work on human rights around the world. In Iran, people of the Bahai Faith face consistent and pernicio...
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Campaign ad shows McCain no maverickAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - So John McCain is "proud" of his campaign ad linking his Senate colleague Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, stating that it has "substance" and addresses ...
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Six complaints to start the dayAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Things that annoy me: 1. A religious test for president. There is no valid, logical reason an agnostic or atheist should not be able to be president. The founding father...