Lake County Opinion
-
Schneider sends state in wrong directionMay 16, 2014 5:01 am - A recent letter to the editor suggested that the Demoratic Party in Illinois had been "doing something about jobs." If it were true, I would say it's about time. I thoug...
-
Ticket quota system needs to goMay 15, 2014 5:01 am - On May 12 in Our View, three local police department chiefs (Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Lake County sheriff) stated that they believe they should be allowed to have a quo...
-
Over-regulation, not training, is the issueMay 14, 2014 5:01 am - Thanks to the Daily Herald for printing such a concise example of how out of touch this president and his supporters are regarding jobs and their continued failure to su...
-
Don't let state board co-opt local schoolsMay 14, 2014 5:01 am - The Illinois State Board of Education is pushing forward with legislation, HB 5537, that will allow it to remove locally elected school board members from office for wha...
-
Israel shouldn't bow to America's demandsMay 13, 2014 5:01 am - I cannot recall seeing a more inane or blindly prejudiced letter in the Herald than the one from Jim Crane on April 26. His view is that Israel may not determine its own...
-
Republicans can't have it both waysMay 12, 2014 5:01 am - Once again, the American public is being treated to yet another hearing on Benghazi, led by the House Republicans. In spite of 13 hearings, 25,000 pages of testimony and...
-
Leave enforcement goals to local policeMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - We are writing this letter in opposition to SB 3411 and ask you to consider the following points regarding traffic enforcement and the positive effect it has on our comm...
-
Theft of girl's beloved doll deplorableMay 10, 2014 5:01 am - This is a letter to the person who stole an American Girl doll from my 7-year-old granddaughter on Friday, May 2, around 6:15 p.m. at Woodfield Mall. I wanted you to kno...
-
Democrats are doing something about jobsMay 08, 2014 5:01 am - The latest statistics show that new jobs created total 288,000, dropping the jobless rate to a much-improved 6.3 percent. "Aha!" say the Republicans. "But there are thou...
-
A big thank-you to Antioch Rescue SquadMay 07, 2014 11:00 pm - A big thank-you to Antioch Rescue Squad ...