Lake County Opinion
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Bible condemns homosexualityDec 13, 2012 4:00 am - In the letter entitled “It’s un-Christian to discriminate,” Louis S. Guagenti seems to express two opinions. The first opinion is criticism of Jim Finnegan’s letters, w...
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Building inspector did great workDec 13, 2012 4:00 am - Before I set his business card aside, I want to take a moment say that Dan Thake, the Hawthorn Woods Building Department’s code enforcement officer, was professional, pl...
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Obama’s tax ideas harmful to us allDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Just a few weeks ago, President Obama said he would listen to any Republican tax proposal to avoid the fiscal cliff and was willing to compromise. Republicans in the int...
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Editorial: Plan wisely for tablet use in schoolsDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - School-issued tablets, notebooks and other digital devices are filling the backpacks of thousands of suburban students, and it’s a trend not likely to slow. “There’s no ...
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Alas, Congress can’t partake of our ‘gift’Dec 11, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Ms. Froma Harrop’s column on the Nov. 25 Opinion page, “New health care law is a ‘gift’ to ourselves,” I have a question. If this is truly the “gift” she feels...
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Save Medicare for future generationsDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - People often say, I paid into Medicare all my working life, and I have earned the benefit of health care in my old age. Well, yes, we have all paid in. However, I just s...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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So many offices, candidates, so little timeDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - I've long held that the suburbs need a benevolent dictator or perhaps an elected king. I say that in jest, of course, but it's no laughing matter how many units of gover...
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Lovie made the right callDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - Both Lovie Smith and Mike Imrem are “dead wrong.” The only way Lovie’s call on fourth and one-foot in last week’s game was in error was in hindsight. Based on Bush’s re...
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Stop plans for trash, recycling stationDec 09, 2012 4:00 am - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must refuse the proposal by Groot Industries to build a construction and demolition debris recycling facility and garbage tr...