Lake County Opinion
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Case sheds light on domestic violenceFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - As an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, I have a history of working with local media to shed light on the impact of this violence on our communities. Thus, I ...
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First step in heroin battle is talkingFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - It's not easy to accept this truth: Heroin has become part of everyday news in the suburbs. Just last week, we reported on a woman accused of breaking into her father's...
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Tries to help, gets pickpocketed for her troubleFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Yesterday, Jan. 26 at 4:20 p.m., I went into Border's Books at Woodfield. When I was walking out the door, a man started yelling that his hand was stuck between the door...
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Privacy is a nonissue on undervote lawFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - In Feb 2 Daily Herald is an article about the undervoting law and does it mean your ballot isn't private. Having been an election judge for several years, I wanted to wr...
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Voters have spoken on Scott Lee CohenFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I could not believe what I was reading in your Feb. 5 editorial. You urge Mr. Cohen to step aside from running for the lieutenant governor's office. Why? You don't lik...
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Low turnout isn't the biggest problemFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Whining about low voter turnout for the primary election is misplaced emotion. It is sad that there was only a 25 percent turnout but a heavy turnout by uninformed voter...
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Tighten belts in the BeltwayFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I firmly agree we need a freeze on government spending. I think this should include no salary increases for the elected people we send to Washington. I live on a budget,...
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We cannot ignore pain of abortionFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - In Susan Estrich's recent article about the Tebow Super Bowl ad she tells readers she might "go to the bathroom during the ad or make popcorn." After reading the article...
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Brown's election not end of health planFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - If any of you are still jumping for joy with the election of Scott Brown to the Senate, and expecting the bunch of clowns to cave in on the health care fiasco, forget it...
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Instead of criticizing look at the positiveFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - It is no secret that I am not an admirer of many policies and activities of the current Congress and administration. But I think they and the agencies supplying aid to H...