Cook County Opinion
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Let's review AIG campaign donationsApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Can we the public have a listing of the top 20 AIG recipients of political donations from 2004 to the present? Above the fold on the front page. Election Day would be a...
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Cruelty to animals is against the lawApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently read about an unspeakable tragedy that was just narrowly averted because of the courageous action of just one person. Eight starving horses were wasting away ...
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Abortion bill is misunderstoodApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - William Masloske voiced his concerns in Fence Post, April 3, about HB 2354. Before readers make up their minds about the bill, they should know that the Reproductive Hea...
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Protect jobs by buying made in AmericaApr 18, 2009 11:00 pm - In the business section of the Tuesday, March 31 Daily Herald there was an Associated Press story titled "What the warranty guarantee means." There's a picture of three ...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Both sides of the tracks: When government entities cooperate, the taxpayers win. This week the Barrington Countryside and Lake Zurich fire protection districts agreed to...
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Pay attention to state pensionsApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Unfortunately the governor has the cart before the horse suggesting tax increases without addressing budget cuts adequately first. Furthermore the tax increases suggeste...
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Don't disregard quality teachersApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The teachers in the Elgin U-46 School District receive a weekly message from Jose Torres, the District Superintendent. In the latest letter he was encouraging all teache...
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Wall Street execs can't be trustedApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Daniel Ross wrote that Timothy Geithner should be removed as secretary of the treasury. Yes, Geithner should be removed. As should Lawrence Summers, Neel Kashkari and al...
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Inconsistencies make bad week for CardinalApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Cardinal George was urging Catholics to contact Notre Dame because of the "extreme embarrassment" it has caused Catholics by inviting President Obama to speak at Notre D...
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Employee Free Choice Act levels the fieldApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to a letter regarding the bill pending in Congress called the "Employee Free Choice Act." The writer was badly mistaken when he said the bill ...