Lake County Opinion
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A civics lesson to rememberApr 26, 2012 5:00 am - When President Kennedy was killed in 1963, I was in my second year at Northern Illinois University and was getting ready to go to my next scheduled class which was “civi...
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Carlin remarks cast a chill on CODApr 26, 2012 1:00 am - Thursday evening, April 19, College of DuPage Board Chairman David Carlin changed the tone of negotiations and cast a chill on the working relationships at the college. ...
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To lower your tax bill, get involvedApr 26, 2012 1:00 am - The property tax bills will be arriving in your mailbox soon. As was the case last year, many of you will see an increase in the amount you owe for your tax bill. There ...
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Candidate aims to improve officeApr 25, 2012 3:57 pm - My name is Cynthia Pruim Haran and I am running for Lake County circuit court clerk to make a difference — for the better. I was a volunteer basketball coach, for both ...
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News media marked by subtle biasesApr 25, 2012 5:00 am - Growing up in Chicago in the early 1960s, I often heard the joke that if the Sun-Times forecast sunny, the Tribune would forecast cloudy. Always opposing viewpoints, but...
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Don’t blame pension problem on teachersApr 25, 2012 5:00 am - In your April 16 editorial, “Stop the pension insanity,” the Daily Herald came so close to getting it right. When talking about the people getting insane pensions you sa...
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Dog stories are distractionApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - How desperate are the Democrats and left wing media becoming? It seems that the media is making a big issue about the fact that Romney went on vacation about 20 years ag...
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Faculty knows better at CODApr 25, 2012 1:00 am - There is no joke about the College of DuPage having difficulties between their board and president and the faculty. What COD “sells” is a quality education, one that som...
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Wealthy need to do fair shareApr 24, 2012 1:58 pm - I feel compelled to comment on Herb Hupfer’s quip regarding the Buffett Tax proposal in the Daily Herald on April 20 stating that “there isn’t an economist, Democrat or ...
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Cartoon theme is too politicalApr 24, 2012 1:58 pm - I enjoy reading the Stone Soup comic strip in the Daily Herald, but I suggest you move it to the editorial page for the duration of the current storyline. The idea that ...