Lake County Opinion
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Vote for candidates who support earthJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - After 15 minutes of fame as the first major global warming legislation introduced by the U.S. government, the Climate Security Act died in the Senate as expected. Despi...
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Obama just like other politiciansJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Sen. Obama is now the Democratic's Party candidate for President, let's look at his record in Congress in representing the people of Illinois for this year and las...
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Kirk represents Big Oil, not usJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Prices at the pump are soaring, while oil company profits are escalating at astronomical rates. And what is Republican Mark Kirk's supposed solution? Three words: gas ta...
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Vehe accounting a good idea, but ...Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Deer Park Village Attorney Paul Keller thinks it's time for a final accounting of the Vehe Barn development. At the June board meeting, Keller listed total cost, cost ov...
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Paying the piper, after a salary windfallJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Would you notice if you overpaid someone by $8,000? Would you notice if someone overpaid you by $8,000? In Grayslake Elementary District 46, the answers are, respectivel...
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Dan Seals is part of political problemJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - From illegal gas give-a-way stunts that he gets fined for, to taking money from convicted felons, to pocketing money from his own campaign fund, Dan Seals has proven him...
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Obama a chance to redeem ourselvesJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Even in very early times, people needed someone to see that they were fair to each other. This was the beginning of government. Later people had kings to help them to ac...
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High gas prices not oil companies' faultJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - With average gas prices across the nation now over $4 a gallon and a barrel of oil reaching a record shattering high of nearly $140 a barrel, as reported in the Daily He...
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Energy issue needs answers, not stuntsJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I believe we should support common-sense, long-term solutions to our energy crisis. Recently, Democratic candidate for Congress, Dan Seals, showed what not to do. He off...
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Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Kudos to Gurnee: Gurnee officials earned kudos this week for their efforts in a couple of areas where progress is needed: diversity and the environment. The village's a...