Lake County Opinion
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What Ron Paul stands forJan 28, 2012 5:05 am - Ron Paul is being trashed or ignored by the media, because he is the only candidate that makes any sense. Having heard from the other candidates, I thought it would be g...
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Our family was blessed, tooJan 28, 2012 5:05 am - I read Cal Thomas’ column and was truly moved. My brother was a Down syndrome child and he passed away on Dec. 21, 2010. Joseph was born in 1944; four years before I was...
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Make transition to clean energyJan 28, 2012 5:04 am - Donn Dears’ outlandish Fence Post submission of Jan. 15, “EPA’s war against coal a disservice,” requires response. The “gold standard” study referenced was a study of lo...
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A few things missing from Brazile’s listJan 28, 2012 5:04 am - It’s amazing that columnist Donna Brazile has her head in the sand and refuses to acknowledge the dumb policies President Obama has created. His lack of leadership is ap...
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Come clean on extra gas tax moneyJan 28, 2012 5:04 am - The state of Illinois has the worst credit rating of any state in the union. The politicians in Cook County and the city of Chicago have run this state into the ground. ...
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Give television a rest from realityJan 28, 2012 5:04 am - While growing up, many of us had only three TV networks and a number of local channels sprinkled in for variety. With the advent of cable there was much excitement. At f...
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County making some costly mistakesJan 28, 2012 5:04 am - The practices instigated by our Cook County officials are increasingly derelict. To balance the budget, rather than cutting more of the huge existing waste, we have Prec...
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The SoapboxJan 28, 2012 4:00 am - Small steps matter Angered that insurance wouldn’t cover a $3,200 genetic test, breast cancer survivor Sharon Hower of Itasca did more than get angry. She started a nonp...
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Ireland and the Reality of AbortionJan 27, 2012 8:00 am - In response to the letter by James Finnegan that appeared in the Daily Herald on Wednesday, Jan. 11, and that was entitled “Ireland a model for preserving life,” I, too,...
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Insure young athletes who are injuredJan 27, 2012 4:00 am - Rocky Clark’s death offers a day of reckoning for justice: Didn’t he as a paralyzed high school athlete teach us? Didn’t Rocky, who played for a South suburban high scho...