Lake County Opinion
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Does Statue still epitomize freedom?Nov 26, 2015 12:00 am - Is this what America is about? In that case, maybe the right thing to do is to return the Statue of Liberty to the French since it no longer epitomizes the meaning of Am...
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Beware 'the crowded path' judging GliniewiczNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - I read the front page of the Sunday, Nov. 22, Daily Herald with disgust. Filenko disgusts me as well as your staff writers, but as we all know the truth is not what sell...
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Emphasize healthy eating at schoolNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - My wife an I launched a healthy snack business back in July of 2014. I would consider our business a success but we've had some challenges. Our biggest challenge has bee...
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Kirk letter recalls racism of the pastNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Recently, I received a message from one of my U.S. senators, Republican Mark Kirk, titled: "Keeping Americans safe from ISIS." In the letter Kirk calls for President Ob...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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Need D-Day strtegy in war against ISISNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The war on ISIS has touched the entire world. It's time to treat this threat as a global world war and bring together a coalition of world powers to defeat the enemy wh...
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Slowly, things are looking up in Fox LakeNov 19, 2015 4:15 am - When something like the tragic death of Fox Lake Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz happens, ancillary damage gets flung out, like shrapnel, from the point of impact. Among t...
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Editorial: Gliniewicz proves value of financial oversightNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - Revelations that Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz killed himself and his criminal activities landed with a sickening thud two weeks ago and are still sendin...
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Towns to the north need Rt. 53 extensionNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - There have been many letters printed from residents of a few specific smaller communities in southern Lake County that oppose the Route 53 Extension. Please recognize th...
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Rt. 53 study is expensive, unneededNov 15, 2015 12:00 am - This whole Rt. 53 situation gets more like "Alice in Wonderland" every day. First CMAP violates the Open Meetings Act in voting to recommend the Illinois Tollway spend ...