Lake County Opinion
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'Progressives' advancing us to ruinMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - I saw a TV ad for Raja Krishnamoorthi. He is proclaiming himself to be a "progressive." What does that mean? I get many different answers depending on who I ask. To me ...
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Come on, candidates, lead the wayMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - I am so tired of finding myself more entertained than informed by politicians running for office. The more our country and state cry out for real solutions, the more can...
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Why can't good people get together on abortion?Mar 07, 2016 12:00 am - I believe President Clinton said that his objective was to make abortion safe, legal and rare. I'm glad that abortion is safe and legal. But, one million or more abortio...
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Why has scientific article caused uproar?Mar 06, 2016 12:00 am - A scientific paper which says the human hand was designed by a "creator" has sparked controversy. What I find intriguing is a "scientific community" uproar over any refe...
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Keep true conservative in 26th DistrictMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Once upon a time, the brother of a former professional football player and a Northwest suburban mayor decided to run for state senate in a very conservative district. Th...
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Election will have consequences on abortionMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - In 1776, America's founders gathering in Philadelphia drafted our Declaration of Independence, followed 11 years later by our constitution. The Declaration's seminal lin...
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How about some gratitude for science and research?Mar 05, 2016 12:00 am - I'm a big believer in gratitude. That said, I noticed in Kathryn Jean Lopez's Op-Ed piece on March 1 ("Yes, Gloria, gratitude *is* revolutionary") a lot of mention of Go...
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Ideas increase chances of voter fraudMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - I read the article about the Democrats pushing for automatic voter registration in Illinois and nearly fell off of my chair laughing. Do you mean to tell me that they wo...
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Zipp understands, cares about ChainMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - Lake County District 5 is the home to exactly one state-chartered agency, that being the Fox Waterway Agency. I have been honored to serve the voters as one of the elect...
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Schneider is best on progressive issuesMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - Brad Schneider stands out as the strongest and best candidate for Congress in the 10th Congressional District and deserves our continued support to go back to Congress t...