Cook County Opinion
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Why question election?Feb 21, 2017 12:00 am - As long as we stay humble, and remember our country and our leaders were chosen "by we, the people," with direction and belief in God, why do we question the election re...
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Our greatest need is for good schoolsFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - "When I was a boy a on the Mississippi River, there was a propostition in a township to discontinute public schools because they were too epensive. An old farmer spoke...
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Editorial: STB has much to consider in deciding CN's responsibility for delaysFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - It's hard not to sympathize with Barrington. Since CN took over the EJ&E railroad in 2008 and started rerouting freight trains from Chicago and inner suburbs like Des Pl...
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Our police officers are best in businessFeb 20, 2017 4:00 am - I recently attended the Arlington Heights Citizens Police Academy. It was a great experience and I have more respect now than ever for how lucky we are to live in a comm...
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Editorial cartoon made inaccurate comparisonFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - I agree with HALF of your Feb. 14, editorial cartoon, which asked "Of Whom Is The White House Gravely Wary?" Choice A on the left was Putin and I agree. On the right was...
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Modern libraries encourage activitiyFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - On Feb. 12, the Daily Herald covered the wildly popular Cubs Trophy Tour stop at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, saying that "libraries are generally expected t...
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Doing rightFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - It shouldn't be news - especially not front-page news - when a policeman does the right thing. David J. Wagner Bartlett ...
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How we lose even when the great negotiator winsFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - With respect to negotiations, President Trump may be correct in the small that he can negotiate better deals than we have in the past. However, he is grossly wrong in th...
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Democrats foil efforts at unityFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Radical progressive democrats have resorted to their old play-book. If you lose at the voting box, you then protest, demonstrate, sue in court, hold up the president's ...
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P.E. requirement needed at schoolsFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Senate Bill 0013 would let students in grades 9 through 12 waiver out of Physical Education. State Sen. Julia Morrison from Deerfield is sponsoring this bill. The issue...