Cook County Opinion
-
Pension shortfalls the fault of townsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - "Listen to your cities on growing pension impact," Our View, April 2, 2008, misleads the public and insults police officers and firefighters. You cite funding levels of ...
-
Back McCain, and staying the courseApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The American public has been denied the encouraging statements of a high Iraqi official (name withheld) who bravely stated that "the difference between today and Saddam'...
-
Why beautification? Hire more police!Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Why beautification? Hire more police! To the editor: I have lived in Wheeling for 20 years now and throughout the years I had never heard of a drive-by shooting or an ar...
-
BYB: Keep mistake in perspectiveApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I was recently made aware of a decision by Barrington Youth Baseball to kick a boy off the team who was involved in the drug arrest at Station School last month. While m...
-
Save Hersey guitar program from cutsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I was notified about Hersey cutting its guitar program a couple weeks ago, and I have to say I was and am extremely shocked and saddened by the news. I graduated from He...
-
Club regrets loss of plant programApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Garden Club of Inverness wishes to express its regret at the dissolution of the Harper College Plant Science and Technology program. In addition, at this time, we wo...
-
Control gas costs with wise drivingApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Your driving habits can make a big difference in miles per gallon. The biggest savings in mpg is to drive slower. The second thing is don't use the accelerator aggressi...
-
Please rethink cuts in Hersey musicApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The plan to reduce Orchestra at Hersey High School to a part-time program taught by a part-time instructor is devastating. The current plan calls for elimination of the ...
-
Flows like water when it isn't yoursApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the recent editorial regarding an untimely pay raise for and by the governing board of Elk Grove, I believe an additional comment could have been made: Not...
-
Transparency at College of DuPage?Apr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The front page of the Daily Herald reported on how certain College of DuPage Board members negotiated a contract with a PR firm, to the tune of $90,000, apparently witho...