Cook County Opinion
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Soapbox: Silly law; silly lawsuitNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a highly elastic imagination to fathom just how the constitutional rights of Buffalo Grove atheist Robert Sherman or his daughter might be harmed by a newly req...
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Soapbox: Not good enoughNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - In what he apparently considers a magnanimous decision, Kane County Republican Party Chairman Dennis Wiggins has taken a leave of absence from his chairmanship until the...
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Serious irony in try to impede rightsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to commend McHenry County College President Walter Packard for upholding the rights of the Minutemen to rent a building for a seminar. This is about right a...
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Blackwater does not belong in IraqNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Mr. Louis Poulos's recent letter in defense of Blackwater flies in the face of the facts. He portrays Blackwater personnel as "true patriots" when, in reality, this is f...
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AP story unfairly singles out teachersNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A recent Daily Herald front page was more than a little tabloidy with the side headline of "Dirty little secrets." The AP sexual crimes story announced a "wide spread pr...
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Soapbox: Making amendsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the four-member majority of the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board that voted this week to reduce debt interest payments in order to save taxpayer...
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Soapbox: And this time he means it!Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When federal Judge Michael Mason again extended the deadline for discovery in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Elgin School District U-46, you could almost feel ...
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Exorbitant fee for seeking informationNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 28, I made a Freedom of Information request to the DuPage County Election Commission. On Oct. 1, I spoke with the commission's assistant director, Doreen Nelson...
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Soapbox: Lawsuit presents a conflictNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau, who earlier this year was acquitted of striking a Naperville police officer, has every right to file a federal civil rights...
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Soapbox: Turbulent forecastNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - They call it stormy Monday but Tuesday will probably be just as bad for DuPage Republicans running for county board. Monday marks the deadline for candidates to file in ...