Cook County Opinion
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County doesn't want soda tax to workSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - We have been told that Cook County Board President Preckwinkle's new "soda tax" has been enacted as a public health measure. Specifically, heavily taxing sugar-based dri...
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Why we want to keep library where it isSep 08, 2017 12:00 am -
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Time to reflect, react, resist on behalf of truthSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - As seen and heard from Day One of this strangely deceptive subterfuge known as the Trump presidency, when you do not respect the truth. you are unable to stem the lies t...
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Parents for peace?Sep 07, 2017 1:00 am - I wonder if Donald Trump married Vladimir Putin and if they adopted the wee man who is in charge in N. Korea. I wonder if we might then have a little peace. Patrick Gall...
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Williams over Gerson - no contestSep 07, 2017 12:01 am - I get the Daily Herald delivered daily to my house. I enjoy reading it in the morning while having a cup of coffee. Imagine the entertainment value I got when I read Wed...
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Editorial: Time for township board to manage its discordSep 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Political skirmishes are nothing new to the suburbs. They flare up from time to time as elected officials clash over issues, shifting power bases and personalities. Some...
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Climate change's roleSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Hurricane Harvey is still destroying whole communities around Houston, Texas, and east from there. Thousands of people are stranded in their homes by the flooding. Brave...
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Parents for peace?Sep 06, 2017 1:00 am - I wonder if Donald Trump married Vladimir Putin and if they adopted the wee man who is in charge in N. Korea. I wonder if we might then have a little peace. Patrick Gall...
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Some moral standards written in pencilSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, 20-plus Texas Republican senators and congressmen voted against federal aid to help New Jersey recover under the guise of excess spe...
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Destroying statues is destroying historySep 05, 2017 1:00 am - It sickens me to read all the stories about the Southern statues being torn down. Why are we as a society allowing this to happen? I'm born and raised In the North. I ha...