Lake County Opinion
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Signage would help at railroad crossingsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - The recent collision of a train and truck at Route 14 in Barrington was avoidable. Installation of a “65-foot clearance” road sign, after all grade crossings, would help...
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HOLD: HEHS athleticsJun 09, 2013 11:00 pm - Another high school athletic season has come to a close. Now is the time to question the Hoffman Estates High School Athletic Department without fear of repercussions...
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Respond to insult with peaceJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Recently, Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee blatantly attacked Catholicism by declaring that “those ... Catholics” can’t be trusted, without critical reactio...
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Academic freedom is the issueJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Evolutionists usually claim that the evidence for evolution is in a field which is not their field of expertise. Matthew Lowry (5/29), as a physicist, follows that patte...
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The SoapboxJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Hold the phone: Think your cellphone is invaluable? Add this to the list of things a person can do without one: Run the Illinois House and, by extension, most of state g...
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Don’t forget heroism of D-DayJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - I began my search about 30 minutes ago. Looking at the online editions of major newspapers and news sources, I am at a loss for words and emotion. Time and time again im...
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Illinois’ citizens face ‘hazing’Jun 08, 2013 5:00 am - On May 31, the Illinois House sent an anti-hazing bill to Gov. Pat Quinn for his signature, though pension reform could not pass. If signed into law, then all Illinois l...
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Editorial: For Academic Team, it’s about more than gradesJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Technically, Benjamin Brissette went to Maine West High School for six years before graduating last weekend. He first came to the Des Plaines school in seventh grade, ta...
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Thortons an eyesore? Hindsight is 20/20Jun 07, 2013 5:00 am - It seemed like not so long ago during campaign season that Thortons Gas Station was such a hot-button issue. Thortons will kill small business, create more traffic, and...
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Sadly, letter evoked a hateful responseJun 06, 2013 2:15 pm - I have to say, Richard Franke’s letter of May 10 is the ugliest letter I have seen in the Daily Herald. But aside from the personal attack on my opinions, it is not hate...