Lake County Opinion
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Honor flights valuable for vetsJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - A big thank you for the wonderful article about "honor flight Chicago." Yes, the activity was well organized. We were treated like kings. Our guardians were fantastic. ...
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Why the bias against New Yorkers?Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - I have lived in Illinois for 36 years. I am a native New Yorker, and you can ask everyone I know, that that is an important part of who I am. When I heard about the c...
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ckbillis. linc 0116Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - I hate to criticize on a comment that I feel is mostly right, but Becky Diacou's comments on Jan. 11 are not correct and she got mad at the wrong thing. Any old registra...
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Background checks a valuable stepJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - This past Saturday, the Daily Herald posted a letter by Mike Sehr regarding keeping guns away from law abiding citizens. I respect his beliefs and passion on this subjec...
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Cellphone use does pose risksJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Industry will often compare the safety of their new product to other products already considered safe. Smart meters are often compared to cellphones, despite much eviden...
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A question regarding God -- or GodsJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - I am baffled by the stance taken by Wheaton College against Professor Larycia Hawkins. I would like to know if they believe that two Gods exist. If their answer is no, t...
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Let's end smoke-and-mirrors tax reformJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - According to Forbes Magazine, Lake County alone pays the highest property taxes in the Midwest. If Gov. Rauner wants to work at a bipartisan way to help relieve propert...
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Wheeling paying homage to its backbone - the neighborhoodsJan 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Critics of the suburbs, usually people who don't live here, often bemoan the "sameness." You can't tell what town you are in, they complain, because there is no sense of...
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Grade schools need more focus on valuesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I know these are complex issues, but until we value raising well-rounded, caring human beings more than we value test scores, we will not lessen the violence that surrou...
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Tell more about how to fight outrageous rulesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Why didn't Marni Pyke or the Herald run the full story on this license plate renewal debacle? You missed more than half of the story. If you just take the figures in...