Cook County Opinion
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Faulty interpretations undermine amendmentApr 06, 2018 1:00 am - I am writing in response to the letter by Richard Murdock in the April 1 edition, titled "Citizens and militia." We should all be wary of abbreviated or edited dictionar...
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It's time to televise Mount Prospect park board meetingsApr 05, 2018 5:00 am - In March of 2013, three Mount Prospect Park District board member (candidates) stated they believe transparency with taxpayers is key to providing an open form of govern...
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Teenagers and the Second AmendmentMar 31, 2018 1:00 am - The kids are on the march and they're angry. Not all of the bullets fired in their direction have missed, and the next round could take them out as well. "Enough is enou...
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Marches were just expressions of hateMar 31, 2018 1:00 am - The Student March across America was disingenuous and hypocritical. Consider: Murders committed by the abortion provider Planned Parenthood - 900/day or 328,500 per year...
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A small group of thoughtful, committed peopleMar 31, 2018 1:00 am - Did you see the young speakers at the March for Life? If I had to sum up my reaction in one word, it would be embarrassed. How could my generation be anything less for a...
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Take protests to voting boothMar 30, 2018 1:00 am - Kudos and plaudits to the thousands of marchers who protested ongoing gun violence. Their speeches were passionate, and some were even erudite, using their rhetoric purp...
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Census hypocrisyMar 30, 2018 1:00 am - I am both amazed and amused at the tizzy liberals are in over the citizen status question that the Trump administration has put in for the 2020 US Census. These hypocrit...
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Voting and phone privacyMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - In the recent election, I learned something I didn't know. The evening of the election, I got a text message asking me if I had voted and whether I'd be willing to vote ...
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Pets don't belong on airplanesMar 26, 2018 1:00 am - Just to be clear, I am a pet lover. Reading about all the confusion regarding dogs on various airplanes lately, I am thinking that all airlines should really ban all kin...
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Editorial: Elgin opts for transparency in I-90 police shootingMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Of all the images that made the news Thursday with the release of an Elgin police video documenting the fatal shooting of Decynthia Clements, the one that strikes us har...