Lake County Opinion
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CLC to host 'Salute to Gospel Music' March 2Dec 06, 2012 10:00 pm - The College of Lake County's 29th Annual Salute to Gospel Music program will be held on Saturday, March 2. Two of this year's most popular gospel music artists―James For...
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Officials deserve praise for cutting payDec 05, 2012 3:47 pm - The majority of the Shields Township Board deserves praise for approving substantial reductions in salaries for elected officials and following through on their campaign...
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Candidates should work, not fightDec 05, 2012 3:47 pm - I wonder how many voters during the recent election campaigns were disgusted or confused by political candidates telling us they were “fighting for us.” I don’t think th...
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Editorial ignored working peopleDec 05, 2012 4:00 am - In regards to your Our View entitled “Thanksgiving’s essence and evolution” I think the newspaper misses the point about the argument of shopping on Thanksgiving Day. Ye...
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D300 concerned more about bottom lineDec 05, 2012 3:40 am - A current problem District 300 students face is the classroom cuts and sizes. Should District 300 be allowed to change the learning environment in order to save money? ...
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Millionaires can afford tax increasesDec 04, 2012 4:00 am - I found your cartoon in the Nov. 20 edition to be not only offensive but completely inaccurate. The huge fat turkey, labeled “Entitlements,” is being ignored, but the sm...
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Hats off to Army’s Green BeretsDec 04, 2012 4:00 am - In response to Sean Herling’s letter in the Nov. 22 Fence Post, I think it’s a very good idea, your recommendation to honor the different U.S. military services on a coi...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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Teachers, don’t extort usNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - When I first read that the upcoming teachers strike in District 300 is all about lower class sizes, my first thought was “this is gonna cost us.” Now that the final offe...
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Hostess was just trying to stay solventNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - What is going to happen to the workers of Hostess? What about their jobs? Didn’t the strikers realize that Hostess was already struggling and had to cut wages to keep th...