Lake County Opinion
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Pray for troops, no matter your viewApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I watched the hearings conducted in Washington and was not happy as to the way the questioning went with Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. First of all, S...
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Change is needed locally, nationallyApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We are on the verge of losing $4 billion allotted to us in the 2005 federal transportation package for our CTA, RTA and PCE projects because we don't have a capital proj...
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Global warming just a false alarmApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Patti Hudak's letter (April 22), like all global warming tracts, relies on two false assumptions. First: the earth is warming up. Second: mankind is causing it, and we c...
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Car ornament is a 'goddess' not angelApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - With respect to Vincent Pierri, the hood ornament on the radiator cap of the 1931 Packard pictured in the "Neighbor" section (Around Lake County, April 20) is not an an...
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Why no support to suspend gas tax?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Isn't it a bit ironic that one of the most populist ideas to come forth during this election cycle, the abeyance of collecting gas taxes between Memorial Day and Labor D...
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Saturday Soapbox: Horse senseApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - If the 2016 Olympics come to Chicago, you won't find the equestrian events in a Lake County forest preserve. The forest preserve idea has been dropped in favor of stagin...
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Saturday Soapbox: Garbage, garbage everywhereApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Another great Chef's Fest was held at Arlington Park this past week; it's always one of the best fundraisers around and the food can't be beat. What can be beat, however...
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Saturday Soapbox: Entertaining or embarrassing?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The New York Times last year gave the nation at large a glimpse into the immigration debate that had been strangling Carpentersville. And now, with a few keystrokes, you...
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Keep safe watch out for motorcyclesApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As an avid motorcyclist, it concerns me that we are "invisible" on the road. I just do not understand how a driver cannot see another vehicle. When I depart on my bike ...
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Tip of iceberg on state pension issueApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - In its April 2 editorial the Herald rightly warned of the impending police and firemen's pension shortfall that will impact taxpayers negatively over the coming years. H...