Letters

Letter: Be careful with Lake County tax appeal rule-changes

Lake County’s assessment and appeals system is a model of accuracy, openness and fairness. With an increase in appeals from taxpayers feeling financial distress or seeking fair tax levels, officials are now pressured by lawyers to change the rules of the game — not to …

Letter: Cat Grandma to the rescue

To the Grey Lantern: Call me Cat Grandma. I am a super hero, too. As Cat Grandma, I bring wrongs to right. You know the texting fool in front of you who doesn’t move when the light turns green? I, Cat Grandma, am the one …

Letter: Approve Community Christian Church permit

I had the privilege of growing up in Lincolnshire. For 23 years, from pre-school until I moved out of my parents’ home after college, Lincolnshire was my home. During that time I made lasting friendships, had an amazing education, met my future husband and began …

Letter: Dold not what he makes himself to be

Linda Blaser’s interview of Congressman Dold was an amazing portrait of the man we’d all wish Bob Dold would be. Independent, bi-partisan, a supporter of the environment, Medicare, and Social Security. This is the Bob Dold of the slick postcards he likes to send out …

Letter to the Editor

Support Ann Maine for County Board I take my duties as a citizen seriously. That’s why I carefully read up on each of the candidates who will be on my election ballot on March 20. I started with the Lake County Board candidates in my district …

Letter: Voters should not be swayed by negative ads

Negative campaigning is sadly being injected into the Democratic congressional race. Some opponents and their supporters have tried to wrongfully question Brad Schneider’s Democratic pedigree based on campaign contributions. Do not be distracted by this negative assertion. Brad has always been a strong supporter of Israel, and like …

Letter: Maine in County Board 21

I was astonished to read a newspaper article in which Ann Maine’s two primary opponents are both on record supporting Lake County’s building a new golf course at Fort Sheridan. This means they support spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on a proven money losing operation that …

Letter: Innocent until proven guilty

I recently received a campaign flyer from Louise Hayes where she made a comparison of the three Republican candidates for the office of Lake County States Attorney. In the candidate comparison, I was troubled to note that, for Mike Nerheim, she identified a current case …

Letter: Schneider may be the better candidate

That last year in Congress has been one of the worst in history. Economic recovery, stabilizing the middle class and the overall public interest has taken a back seat to partisan politics. Congress is more dysfunctional than ever before. These reasons make the current March …

Letter: Drugs at Stevenson

It has been with great interest that I have been following the goings on at Stevenson High School and especially the recent letter to the editor written by Dr. Chudwin. I find that I agree completely with Dr. Chudwin but feel that he and the …

Guest Essay: Stevenson security at a price

On Tuesday January 31, 2012, news broke that would forever change the reputation of Adlai E. Stevenson High School. What had always been considered a high achieving high school in the affluent suburbs of Chicago now found itself mired in a drug scandal. Untold numbers …

Letter: Support for Sheyman

I am supporting Ilya Sheyman in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives. The people who govern our country make a profound difference in our lives, and yet we spend more time researching smart phones than evaluating our candidates. The country is going through …

Letter: Rights not surrendered at schoolhouse door

The rule of law is the basis of our civilization. Due process, private property rights, protection from unwarranted search and seizure, and privacy rights are all important to our basic freedoms. Although students are minors and their rights are limited, they do not entirely lose …

Letter: Election information printed with Spanish translation

You may have noted that election information in Lake County is now printed in English with a Spanish translation. In late 2011, the United States Department of Justice sent a certification letter requiring Lake County to provide complete bilingual election administration in the Spanish language …

Letter: About time for Stevenson drug bust

Well it’s about time. This should have happened a long time ago. Between the permissive parents and the school officials who turned their heads (probably to keep Stevenson ranked high in the State of Illinois, etc) it’s finally time that this took place. I say …