Cook County Opinion
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Nuclear important to energy mixMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - Everyone uses electricity. Unfortunately, producing electricity these days is often dirty, the result of burning fossil fuels. Pollution from coal plants alone results i...
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Truth about tax freezeMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - I was so happy to see Ralph Martire's commentary in the April 14 Daily Herald. Finally, someone has stood up to expose the folly of Gov. Rauner's "property tax freeze"...
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Elgin council's poor choice on gun rangeMay 07, 2017 12:01 am - With one vote, Elgin City Council members Steffen, Shaw, Martinez, Gavin and Dunne eliminated a critical resource for thousands of the most vulnerable families within El...
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Deduction updateMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - The Personal Finance section of the Daily Herald/ USA Today recently featured a story on the five myths of 401(k) investing. The second item said the IRS allows savings ...
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DirectionlessMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - East - West - North -South. Donald Trump our so-called president is sending our ships and doesn't even know what direction. Lord help us. Sara Gin Arlington Heights ...
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Minimum wage hike is counterproductiveMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - In an April 28th Herald Guest Column, Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, encouraged leaders in the county's suburban towns and villages to support two recent...
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Hey, media, think before you bashMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - The American media relished bashing President Trump for believing that President Andrew Jackson, who predated the Civil War by 16 years, could have stopped the Civil War...
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Death penalty reality checkMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - Alex Kozinski, the controversial judge of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, recently gave an interview on the subject of ways and means of capital punishment, purportedl...
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DirectionlessMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - East - West - North -South. Donald Trump our so-called president is sending our ships and doesn't even know what direction. Lord help us. Sara Gin Arlington Heights ...
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Mussels and scienceMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - What a positive and reaffirming article about the freshwater mussels. These aquatic researchers are growing and releasing these mussels to improve water quality. Ain't i...