Lake County Opinion
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Planned Parenthood moonlighting on abortion?Aug 03, 2015 1:00 am - It appears that even with the annual payment of $546 million of tax payer money that the federal government gives to Planned Parenthood, they still need to consider moon...
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Healthcare co-ops worse than SolyndraAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Remember Solyndra? It cost those of us who pay taxes $500 million. Now we have Obamacare cco-ops that could cost us about $3 billion (with a B). Our leaders handed o...
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Editorial: Traffic fix is temporary; keep safety permanentAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - In justifying their decision to open a residential street long blocked to through traffic by a gate, Grayslake village officials cited doing what's best for the "broader...
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Common sense lesson: Respect the policeAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Sadly, The Daily Herald missed the mark with its headline and editorial regarding the tragic death of Sandra Bland. Growing up, all my friends and I were taught to trea...
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Tried and true Sox cliché stopperAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - I have finally found a way to turn Ken "Hawk" Harrelson's myriad worn-out clichés into a positive. For the last three weeks, every time I hear an annoying utterance su...
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Summer meal program worthwhileAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - Feeding hungry children is good. Elgin school district is doing just that with their summer meal program. It's not so healthy to "alleviate parental concern about feed...
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A lesson of the Planned Parenthood scandalJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Concerning: "A second covert video targets Planned Parenthood on fetal parts" Asked about the latest video, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters t...
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Work is ongoing to fight human traffickingJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - On July, 27, Secretary of State John Kerry released the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report, which ranks 188 countries on their efforts to combat human trafficking, inclu...
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Is closing Gitmo a factor?Jul 30, 2015 1:00 am - From the Daily Herald, July 21: "At the reopening of the Cuban embassy (7/20/15/) and again at a joint news conference with Kerry, Rodriguez (Cuban Foreign Minister) rep...
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Flag code deserves attentionJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - In the July 20 letters column, Frank Schumacher makes several good points regarding the proper showing of respect for the U.S. flag; 4 U.S Code (USC) Chapter 1 provides ...