Lake County Opinion
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The SoapboxAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - Stick with tradition: Perhaps you noticed the U.S. team was beaten soundly in the 2013 Solheim Cup by the Europeans. That follows their loss in 2011 in Ireland, which fo...
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Election laws must be tightenedAug 24, 2013 5:00 am - The opinion piece by Cokie Roberts, “How a true democracy must operate,” which lauded her recently deceased mother’s record as a voting rights activist, was, unfortunate...
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Common Core puts feds in controlAug 23, 2013 5:00 am - Common Core will control the curriculum of public schools, charter school, private schools, religious schools, Catholic schools and home schooling. The control mechanism...
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There’s great pro sports value in suburbsAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - Wouldn’t it be great if you could go see a professional sports team where the players play with joy and integrity for the game, the quality of play is championship calib...
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The reality outside WashingtonAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - This letter is in response to the by Gene Lyons editorial on August 16. He questioned the reality for the GOP. He has failed to acknowledge that there are many of us vo...
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Will construction project ever end?Aug 21, 2013 5:00 am - Re: construction on Route 137 and Route 21 intersection, a question: Which will happen first? 1. Cubs win the World Series or 2. The completion of construction under t...
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Time running short for Arab ChristiansAug 20, 2013 5:00 am - The Daily Herald’s articles on the rioting in Egypt report that the Islamists, in protest over the Army, react by bombing government offices and burning churches. The tr...
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Don’t omit religion in women’s rightsAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to several articles that question the religious “take” on women’s rights. But what is the real problem here? Abortion: A human life in the womb is k...
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Religion should not obstruct gay marriageAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - The Herald has printed a rash of letters recently from members of the Christian faith denouncing gay marriage in Illinois. In almost every letter, the Christian Bible is...
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Sequestration began in White HouseAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - Note to Tom Teune, Aug. 10: It was Obama and his White House team that came up with sequestration. The law passed in the Democratic controlled Senate 74-26 in 2011. Joa...