Lake County Opinion
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Parents who demean do great harmJun 29, 2012 5:00 am - Parents who demean do great harm I was enjoying a beautiful June evening when I witnessed something I will never forget. A father was teaching his son about basebal...
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Get to know Bill FosterJun 29, 2012 4:40 am - It’s unfortunate that Stephen DeFillippis in his June 23 letter to the editor has formed an opinion about Bill Foster based on a brief article in the Daily Herald. If he...
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Editorial: Donating now, or later, can be lifesaverJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - Chris Doing of Carpentersville and Kalin Koychev of Wheeling are two very special men. Both stepped forward to help a young boy they'd never met have a better life. Both...
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Set up restaurant outside Vernon HillsJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - I have been waiting seven years (since I moved here) for a Chick-fil-A to come to Lake County. When I lived in Orlando, I used to go to Chick-fil-A once a week for their...
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Partnerships can solve two problemsJun 27, 2012 6:22 pm - First problem: At least half of the families on welfare in our country have been on welfare for generations. Many of these people are stuck in the cycle of welfare and e...
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Editorial: New approach, new hope in heroin fightJun 26, 2012 7:32 am - Despite the best efforts of community leaders and government agencies across the suburbs to battle heroin, it has proved to be a resilient and dangerous opponent. But no...
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Holder fails to learn from mistakesJun 26, 2012 5:00 am - With President Obama’s claim of executive privilege, the administration’s Fast and Furious fiasco has now become big news. It has been referred to as the most shameful, ...
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Power, corruption go hand in handJun 26, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Lowth seems to have no problem with the “authoritarian structure” of the Catholic Church (Fence Post, June 9). Perhaps he should ponder the words of Lord Acton, a Br...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Editorial: Fearing the suburbs video gambling gold rushJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - There seems to be something of a gold rush recently among many suburban communities’ officials to approve video gambling. It’s been approved in Huntley, Fox Lake, Waucon...