Cook County Opinion
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Stop parroting Fox News, live Christlike lifeJan 04, 2016 11:01 pm - In response to the Dec. 30 letter from William Parrot, I am disappointed that the Daily Herald lent legitimacy to the tripe spouted by Mr. Parrot. Obviously Mr. Parrot ...
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Durbin, Foster should visit PADSJan 04, 2016 11:00 pm - I think it would be great for Representative Foster and Senator Durbin to visit PADS so they could tell the homeless that the government figure for unemployment is just ...
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Diet is one source of longevity we can controlJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Must we really resolve to improve our diets or exercise routines in the New Year in order to increase longevity or improve quality of life? Unfortunately, gun violence...
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Letting Matt Forte go would be dumbJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - To let one of the best, if not the best all around, running backs in the game today leave Chicago would be a travesty. This would be another dumb move by the McCaskey fa...
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Maybe president could have cut costs on vacationJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Since Obama says we should close GITMO because it costs us millions of dollars to house terrorists there, perhaps he should consider other means of reducing excessive co...
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Longtime community champion's contributions overlookedJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Well, Daily Herald, you've done it again! In a recent Neighbor section's "They Made a Difference" article, you once again missed the opportunity to give recognition to ...
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Let's be accurate on movie attendanceJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Every Monday morning the Daily Herald and most other news sources in the land run a story about how many millions of dollars were spent over the weekend on movies. We br...
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Taxpayers got duped at CODJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Well, well, the chickens have come home to roost, or should I say "What goes around comes around." Another metaphor that President Truman is supposed to have used is: "I...
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Open U.S. borders to all immigrantsJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - The recent and ongoing controversy regarding immigrants from Syria and other Mideast nations again points to the total change needed to our immigration policies. As ofte...
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Questions not being asked of candidatesJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Being in the midst of an election cycle I think it would be a good idea to put aside some of the hopeless "debates" on hot button issues and focus on things that may hav...