Cook County Opinion
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I'll take 'unlikable' if he's successfulApr 15, 2017 1:00 am - In the April 7 edition of the Daily Herald, David Schein, an apparent member of the I Still Can't Believe He Won Club, explains to us why this country is being led by a ...
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Trump already has exceeded expectationsApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - As I watched Neil Gorsuch get sworn in as our newest Supreme Court justice, I realized that my personal mission in the 2016 presidential election was already accomplishe...
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Consider program for early MedicareApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - Congress should consider passing a bill to allow 64-year-old citizens to buy into a pre-Medicare plan. It would be optional to enroll. Once enrolled, the person would s...
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Stop the give-awaysApr 13, 2017 1:00 am - The president is looking to build a 700-mile fence along the border in hopes of stoppping illegal immigrants. That will not stop them. They can go around, over and under...
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The quagmire of unintended consequencesApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Once again we may be stumbling into another potential war with adversaries who are no threat to the U.S. In Vietnam, we had the Bay of Tonkin attack which actually never...
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High cost for greatnessApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - "They" say that each of those Tomahawk missiles lobbed into Syria this week cost American Taxpayers $1 million. With 59 missiles being fired, I was wondering how that $5...
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Looking for real courageApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Real decision-makers take action, those who don't draw lines. As you know, it takes courage to fight. It's a shame that all those able bodied Syrian men and women are "f...
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ACA nightmare ends, GOP soon to beginApr 12, 2017 12:01 am - Paul Ryan isn't as smug as he was two weeks ago. With the bad end to his "unaffordable I don't care" act, he is bit subdued. The budget people claim that 34 million peo...
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From TMA Graduate to Company Owner: Dick Truhlar of Pelco Tool & Mold, Inc.Apr 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Pelco Tool & Mold, Inc. is one of several Chicago area manufacturers that was celebrated at TMA's 91st Anniversary Dinner as being an association member for 50 years. An...
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Resist assault on truth about climateApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree that humans are causing climate change. This is a fact. Yet the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank headquartered righ...