Lake County Opinion
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Residents do not want Rt. 53 extensionJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - Thank you to the Daily Herald editorial board for reflecting the voices of Lake County residents in its Dec. 21 editorial "Where's the political will to justify continue...
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Individual reps are the key to Madigan's powerJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - Michael Madigan has been elected Speaker of the Illinois House for the 17th time. The state for the past 14 or so years has been running in the red. Every year the finan...
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Editorial: State scrutiny of suburban-initiated 'Redefining Ready' could lead to fairer student assessmentJan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Sometime this year, the Illinois State Board of Education will consider a policy change that could have an important - and positive - impact on every high school student...
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A message of hope for President-elect TrumpJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - I'm reading so many comments from anxious Americans who are wondering what Mr. Trump will do once he takes office. If I could share my hopes and concerns with Donald Tru...
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GOP mounts assault on critical programsJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - One of the better letters in the "Opinion" section of the Herald was Mark Hellner's letter of Dec. 30, wherein he accurately and appropriately criticized Trump's electio...
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Holiday should honor DouglassJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - Although Martin Luther King, Jr., was a great leader, I think that, instead of having a holiday for him, our country should have a holiday to honor a different black lea...
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Sleep well, get rechargedJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - As you lay in rest at night, soaking in a comfortable REM sleep, your subconscious is hard at work, wrangling with many awkward judgments. Which leads into the morning ....
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Never too old to 'move on'Jan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Thank you, Connie Schultz, for helping me understand that there is an appropriate response to those people who insist on preaching that it is time to "move on" and give ...
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Hold GOP accountable on health care planJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Republicans have been pledging to "repeal Obamacare" for over six years. All these years they've yammered and shouted but never defined what comes Day 1 after repeal. ...
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Seeking an unbiased foundation of democracyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson has advanced to us the notion that, "Democracy cannot exist without the freely informed exchange of ideas." On this topic, President Jefferson would w...