Lake County Opinion
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Finally, some peace from the robocallsApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - The annoying phone calls finally stopped. They called all hours of the day, wanting you to vote for their candidate. You can’t tell them to stop calling because there is...
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Endorsements show paper’s true colorsApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - Once again your newspaper disappoints with regard to your most recent endorsements. How you can claim to be centrist while endorsing Jan Schakowsky and Tammy Duckworth g...
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Your chance to scrutinize townshipsApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - Anyone who’s been to a school board or city council meeting knows the drill: People in the audience get to comment on an issue, then the board votes. It’s not often that...
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Contraception defies natural lawApr 04, 2012 5:12 pm - In response to Paul Herman’s letter, I have to respectfully ask what world he’s living in? His views on abortion and contraception do not reflect reality. In fact, there...
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Medicare a great healthcare modelApr 04, 2012 5:12 pm - Apparently, Paul Ryan and the Republican members of the House are unaware of both the history of health care finance and simple economics. What on earth would make them ...
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Press, journalists on progressives’ sideApr 04, 2012 5:00 am - Where are all the alarmists? Oh yeah, they all went to Florida. Murder statistics click up every month in Chicago, but the professional alarmists need to get down to whe...
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Act quickly on insurance exchangesApr 04, 2012 5:00 am - The time is now for the General Assembly to develop a plan to implement the 2010 federal health care reform law in Illinois. Each state should implement its own plan. Il...
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Show concern for animals in AprilApr 03, 2012 12:21 pm - The ASPCA has designated April as Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Imagine how much could be accomplished if each of us spent April learning about at least one an...
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Article missed value of teacher assistantsApr 03, 2012 12:15 pm - Mick Zawislak’s article “Hawthorn school district eliminates 31 assistant jobs” dated March 17, greatly diminishes the role that the teacher assistants perform. They co...
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Show that you care about our airApr 03, 2012 5:00 am - Science and research proved decades ago that pollution ingested in humans and animals causes a myriad of medical disorders and diseases that can be prevented by changing...