Cook County Opinion
-
What about loopholes?Nov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Here's a thought: Why don't those Republican legislators who are crafting the new tax legislation get specific with the American people regarding tax loopholes and the i...
-
Finally, recognition of ills of sex outside marriageNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - As a middle-aged father of a 24-year-old daughter and three young granddaughters, I see the #MeToo movement as a positive development of secular society finally recogniz...
-
Grocery delivery coming full circleNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Your story about Jewel stores launching a home delivery service got it wrong. Years ago, prior to the internet, before cellphones, Peapod, and Amazon.com, there stood a ...
-
Keeping perspective on influence of electionsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Politically I'm a moderate conservative, I voted for Obama for Illinois U.S. Senate despite his razor-thin resume and I've always toggled between Fox News and CNN to get...
-
TMA Releases 2017 Legislative ScorecardNov 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Today, the Technology and Manufacturing Association (TMA) released their 2017 Legislative Scorecard. TMA places great importance on keeping the public informed of how th...
-
Budget balancing keysNov 12, 2017 12:00 am - Here's how to balance the state budget: Hire a woman with at least two kids in school, grade school, or college (student loans). Clothes, books, she manages all the mone...
-
Distinguishing between evil and mental illnessNov 12, 2017 12:00 am - This in in response to a political cartoon in the Herald Nov. 7, depicting a mass shooter with no face wielding a gun. Arrow pointing to the brain labeled MENTAL ILLNESS...
-
Another Nov. 11 event to rememberNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - Ninety-nine years ago, a piece of paper was signed by the French army's supreme commander, the British First Sea Lord, a German politician and their respective high assi...
-
Shameful votesNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - So, Geo. H.W. Bush (a man I used, to admire) didn't vote for President Donald Trump because "He was a blowhard"? Instead, he voted for the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, who...
-
Let's have moment of silence at 11 a.m.Nov 11, 2017 12:00 am - Today is Veterans Day. Many of us enjoyed an extra holiday day on Friday and spent it on a trip or shopping. Few of us will remember to honor our veterans. Veterans Day ...