Lake County Opinion
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Feds right to shut down Silk RoadOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - A lot of hullabaloo’s been made over the Silk Road’s recent shutdown, and I can’t believe how many people support the site. Their arguments typically involve how it ful...
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Freedom of speech, action are different thingsOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - British Prime Minister David Cameron is presently taking actions designed to shut down the freedom of those committing horrifically unacceptable atrocities dealing with ...
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New mayor’s acts hurting WaucondaOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - As a Wauconda resident, I am appalled by our mayor’s behavior. I was never a Bart supporter, but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt once he was elected....
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Editorial: Reconsider separate election boardsOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - We’ve been scratching our heads for months about a state law of mysterious origins that requires Lake County to take election duties away from the county clerk and creat...
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Where is money for new highway?Oct 10, 2013 5:00 am - So IDOT, in its infinite wisdom, thinks that we need a new expressway linking I-65 in Indiana to I-55 in Illinois. I may be geographically challenged, but isn’t that ro...
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Work to preserve our ‘companion species’Oct 09, 2013 5:00 am - I just received my first animal welfare calendar for 2014. Looking at each month’s picture I was reminded of how many animal species have within just a few decades becom...
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Wisdom from kids about school lunchesOct 08, 2013 5:00 am - My own independent citizen panel of three grandchildren weighed in on school lunches this weekend. They are assorted ages and in different schools in the suburbs. When a...
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Turn off the lights when not in useOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - My wife and I take a walk most evenings and oftentimes go past Buffalo Grove High School. It makes us wonder if we are the only ones noticing the football field lights o...
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Story distorted facts on conferencesOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Re: The story from Oct. 2 titled “School conference already costing some taxpayers more.” The rehashing of past practices in order to taint current initiatives seems to ...
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Attack should have gotten more pressOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - It’s great to have a recreational resource like Lake Arlington in our community. However, on Friday, Sept. 27, at 6 a.m. a woman’s personal security was invaded as she w...