Lake County Opinion
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Company's move is the ultimate statementAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - Jelly Belly executives announced that production of the iconic jelly bean will no longer take place in North Chicago, where it has been produced for close to 100 years. ...
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Politicians not doing what's best for businessesAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Sen. Dick Durbin and the Obama administration are upset that companies are considering "inversions," in which a company moves its headquarters overseas to reduce taxes. ...
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Accountability lacking on our leadersAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Jake Griffin's column on the state agency ignoring the law showcases one of the glaring flaws in Illinois government; i.e. no one is accountable for making sure things a...
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Illinois cannot afford to lose residentsAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Just read another study by the Illinois Policy Institute. Did you know that in 2012 Iowa's median income surpassed Illinois'? Our income has collapsed by $12,000 in the ...
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Duckworth right on with 'deserter' commentAug 25, 2014 5:01 am - I support Tammy Duckworth completely when she says businesses that leave the USA to employ cheap labor are deserters. Tammy is right on two counts. First, any business t...
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District didn't want to give up schoolAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - I found the article in the paper recently regarding Round Lake Area Unit District 116 and their use of Joseph J. Pleviak School in Lake Villa as a Kindergarten Center ve...
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The SoapboxAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - Pumping up the message: We like the effort by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and former Chicago Bear James "Big Cat" Williams to lend their star power to fight cyberbullying. ...
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Require bicycles to have hornsAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - This comment is in response to the article, 'Bicyclists vs. bucolic suburb'. It is about time that someone addressed this issue. One aspect of this issue that isn't men...
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Waukegan should back Clean Power campaignAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - The Clean Power Lake County campaign submitted letters signed by 26 state and local public officials to NRG Energy CEO David Crane, expressing their concerns regarding p...
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Look for miracles, not mistakesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Conform to the teachings of the church? How about conform to the teachings of Christ? Now that is a radical idea. Colin Collette, as a minister of the Catholic Church, h...