Cook County Opinion
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Political correctness seeks hegemonyJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Pat Von Busch of Mount Prospect, Jan. 5, correctly articulated why the administration at Wheaton College suspended Assistant Professor Hawkins regarding her act of solid...
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Hubbub over license renewals is unnecessaryJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - Every day when we use our cars, there is a visual reminder on our plates as to when they expire. I can't believe how lazy people are that expect someone to remind them. ...
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If you're feeling troubled, your mind can helpJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - How do you regulate your internal and cerebral thermometer? You know that gut reaction, that sends a signal to you, that there is a shift on your emotional road map? ...
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There's an alternative for campaign donationsJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision recognizing corporations as individual citizens and allowing them rights to donate unlimited funds to ...
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Mixed thanks in capture of 'El Chapo'Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - Thank you, Sean Penn and your accomplices, for arranging a secret meeting with a notorious and world-known drug lord of many criminal dimensions "El Chapo" Guzman. Than...
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Why the bias against New Yorkers?Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - I have lived in Illinois for 36 years. I am a native New Yorker, and you can ask everyone I know, that that is an important part of who I am. When I heard about the c...
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Negotiating better than bombing Iran?Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - Iranians have disabled their reactor in Arak; greatly reduced the number of centrifuges; and shipped enriched uranium to Russia. All this in compliance with President Ob...
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ckbillis. linc 0116Jan 16, 2016 12:00 am - I hate to criticize on a comment that I feel is mostly right, but Becky Diacou's comments on Jan. 11 are not correct and she got mad at the wrong thing. Any old registra...
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Try these countries for strong federal governmentJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - In reply to Tom Teune on Jan. 11, "Time to strengthen federal government": It could take you 50 to 100 years to get what you want, and that really made me feel sad for...
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No one immune to domestic violenceJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - On Jan. 8, a Bloomingdale man murdered his wife and then turned the gun on himself. Tragedies such as this remind us that the consequences of domestic violence can be de...