Cook County Opinion
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Hypocrisy in budget voteNov 06, 2017 1:00 am - We can now say that all of the Republican Congressional delegation from Illinois are hypocrites. All of the Republicans from Illinois have voted for a budget resolution ...
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Rules change could lead to harm to Arctic RefugeNov 06, 2017 1:00 am - Politicians in Washington are trying to open the Arctic Refuge and our nation's coasts to destructive drilling in an attempt to offset proposed tax cuts and to favor the...
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Common-sense writerNov 06, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate all the columns by Walter Williams. He presents the common sense factual news that a lot of journalists and the left ignore. He could be so inspiring to a...
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Goodbye, friendNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - I'm a longtime reader of the Daily Herald. Newspapers are not very funny. Once in a while, a funny political cartoon. The cartoon page is a yawn. But you had Mike Imrem....
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Administration aims to put minority in controlNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - Can right-wing political conservatives have it both ways? Decrying government interference in citizens' lives is generally their standard. However, recently we witnessed...
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Fight the Asian carpNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - If the Army Corp of Engineers doesn't fully address the Asian carp infestation of the Great Lakes, a $6 billion water recreation industry will be lost. Thousands of smal...
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Bill would help working womenNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - As of Oct. 26, I started working for free for the rest of the year, and if you are a working woman, so did you. This is one of the harsh facts about the gender wage gap....
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Positive stories about the GOP are ignoredNov 04, 2017 12:00 am - Why do the media in general only print or show negative stories about Republicans? On a recent Friday evening, the Lake County Republican Federation gathered at Conway F...
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We need leaders who will stand up to presidentNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - Thank you, Sen. Jeff Flake, for your column of Oct. 26 and for standing up to the narcissistic robber baron who is unfortunately our president. Like you, the words of Jo...
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Whole community losesNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - I now understand the 10-year teacher contract in Palatine Elementary School District 15. What reasonable person wants to go through this nonsense every three years? If t...