Lake County Opinion
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Letter: Shouldn't Rauner cut government first?May 18, 2015 6:14 am - I am getting enjoyment reading your articles about Governor Rauner's plans and comments from governmental agencies, charitable organizations, etal. opposing them. Raune...
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Letter: Help Rauner fix pension messMay 18, 2015 6:14 am - Everyone knows the financial mess we're in and the large waste of money that pensions create. Should we reward our workers for what they do? Yes. But having extremely o...
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Letter: Thank you, IDOT, for meetingMay 16, 2015 6:13 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation, led by Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, deserves credit for organizing an ambitious listening tour hitting dozens of cities around...
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Letter: Why stop at gambling?May 16, 2015 6:13 am - I agree with our new leader, Gov. Rauner and the current and archaic Democratic leadership when it comes to keeping an open mind toward gambling in Chitown. I heard on t...
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Letter: Police should own up to abuseMay 15, 2015 6:22 am - I believe that the unrest caused by several incidents involving police is due to a widespread perception that certain police officers have abused their police powers. I...
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Editorial: New rail safety regs aren't strong enough to stop a suburban disasterMay 15, 2015 5:00 am - As we said in this space on Tuesday, we're uncomfortable with the risks we're all being forced to take as railroads carry more and more oil from North Dakota and Canada ...
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Letter: Hunting is pro-wildlife, tooMay 13, 2015 5:45 am - A recent 'Guest view' opposes bobcat hunting legislation, yet correctly states that "Illinois wildlife belongs to everybody, and should be managed in a way that maximize...
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Editorial: Denying professional drone use defies logicMay 13, 2015 5:00 am - You see what they see at the scenes of fires, amid the devastation of tornadoes and other natural disasters. You hear them buzzing overhead at weddings. Drone aircraft -...
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Lyme disease coverage importantMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - I applaud the Daily Herald for news coverage given to deer tick bites and Lyme disease. An organism the size of a poppy seed can cause life changing consequences if it...
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'Clean Jobs' bill good for IllinoisMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Bill 1485 and House Bill 2607, better known as the Illinois Clean Jobs Bill, is an important piece of legislation that needs to be passed this year to make Illino...