Lake County Opinion
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Court botched ruling on contributionsMay 12, 2012 9:40 am - If you believe that a corporation or a dollar bill can go to war and get killed or maimed, read no further. If you believe that it takes a living human to do those thing...
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Elgin High students help make historyMay 12, 2012 6:40 am - During the first week of May, the lovely grounds of Old Main were transformed into a time long ago in Early Elgin. Activities put in place by the Elgin History Museum in...
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Refine oil on our side of the borderMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Build a refinery on this side of the Canadian border. The president is against a costly pipeline from Canada to the Gulf area. With a refinery on this side of the border...
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Blessings of liberty must continueMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - One of the purposes for forming our Constitution as written in the Preamble and attributed to Gouverneur Morris was that of “securing the blessings of liberty to ourselv...
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Bible-based beliefs not always preciseMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Welcome to our chauvinistic world. All four recent letters about abortion and contraceptives were written by male contributors (except one). All seem to be religious exp...
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All women know real-world problemsMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - I have a question for Ms. Hilary Rosen, a senior Democrat strategist. Since stay-at-home mom Ann Romney is not qualified to speak for “working” women since, according to...
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The SoapboxMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Just talk about it: We echo the message court and medical leaders gave to parents at a forum about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use. “We have to talk to our...
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Liberal bias is showing in HeraldMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Liberal bias is showing in Herald Your front page story by Dann Gire and Jamie Sotonoff reported comments by Ted Nugent about his rants against the Supreme Court an...
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Guard your taxes: Monitor elected officialsMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - I am a school board member and I am accountable. I am a school board member. The elementary district I represent receives around 37 percent of your property taxes; the h...
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Bureaucracy killing the post officeMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - Why is The U.S. Postal Service losing money and requesting a taxpayer-funded bailout? The USPS is losing money because its decisions affecting customers are driven by a...