Lake County Opinion
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Don’t shift pension burden to local districtsApr 28, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Daily Herald, for the story on the awful state of the state pension system. It was pure irony that on the same page an AP story had House Speaker Michael Madi...
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Each woman must decide what’s rightApr 28, 2012 5:00 am - In the April 17 Fence Post, Karen Malec comments from alleged studies on what is known as “premenopausal breast cancer,” but she is misleading in her quest to suppress a...
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Hang on to the right to defend ourselvesApr 28, 2012 5:00 am - Ben Nejdl claimed that the Second Amendment is a relic of our past and is no longer needed because it was designed to grant citizens the right to defend themselves durin...
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The poor are being overtaxedApr 28, 2012 5:00 am - Here’s a thought for President Obama. Instead of raising tax on the rich who pay most of the taxes anyway, why not lower the tax on the poor? We pay enough already throu...
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Hospital shows that kindness livesApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Last year, I had to have a hip and both knees replaced. What started as three routine procedures turned into a total, as of today, of seven major surgeries. The point of...
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The SoapboxApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Hey! We mean it: Maybe Mother Nature didn’t hear us last week. What happened to that balmy, early spring weather we’ve come to love — and expect? All in the family: Talk...
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So long, to great friend, citizenApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Today the village of Lake Zurich said goodbye to one of their leading citizens and I said goodbye to a dear friend. But while he was here he showed love and respect to a...
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Nice photo, well playedApr 28, 2012 1:00 am - Congrats to your photographer, Gilbert Boucher, on the terrific photo of the ComEd helicopter hovering over the power lines while staying steady enough to support a man ...
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OSL Destroys Goose NestApr 27, 2012 11:00 pm - A mature Canadian goose has been nesting to the left of the main entrance to Our Savior Luthern Church located at 1234 North Arlington Heights Road for the last 2 to 3 w...
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Send leaders home without payApr 27, 2012 10:25 am - Since the Senate, the Congress and the president have chosen the “do nothing” path until after the November election, I suggest we send them all home — without pay. Betw...