Lake County Opinion
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Don’t meddle if you don’t live in Dist. 116Sep 24, 2012 1:28 pm - After reading the front-page article on the proposed school-based health clinic in Round Lake District 116 (“No place for health clinic in Dist. 116?”), I have just one ...
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The simple differences between the partiesSep 24, 2012 1:28 pm - So I finished watching both of the big political conventions, and I think I can now summarize the choice before us. The Democrats stand for big government, higher taxes,...
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Voters should already have a photo IDSep 24, 2012 1:28 pm - In response to Paul Snead’s Sept. 19 letter regarding voter IDs, I find it hard to believe that anyone in this country would argue against voter ID laws requiring a pict...
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Downtown BG plan a disaster in makingSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - The plan that CRM Properties Group has for the golf course area is a rerun of the Town Center plan. I cannot believe you, as our trustees, are trying to do this to us ag...
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Mike Terson backs Sente in 59th HouseSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - Let me preface this letter by saying that I tend to vote Republican. I am pro-choice and I support gay marriage; but, I find myself leaning right when it comes to fiscal...
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Property tax seminar helped save moneySep 23, 2012 5:00 am - I want to thank one of our elected officials for doing something that has helped me and many of my neighbors save some money. Last year, our state representative, Carol...
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Proposed health clinic another entitlementSep 23, 2012 5:00 am - Stand by, Lake County residents and be ready to dig deep into your pockets. Candidate Romney cites a 47 percent entitlement group. Well, in Lake County, School District...
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Attitude toward animals NeanderthalSep 23, 2012 4:40 am - It’s been said that you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals. If that’s the case, future generations surely will believe that Illinois legislators and Ka...
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The SoapboxSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mayor: A park district commissioner. Then, a village trustee and village president. Thirty-four years of public service Arlene Mulder has given to Arlington H...
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Use Americans for customer service callsSep 22, 2012 5:00 am - I recently received repeated emails from a person who identified herself as a vice president of AOL. The offer stated that AOL had teamed with Apple and I was randomly s...