Cook County Opinion
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Media must tell the positives, tooDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - I agree with Janet Lumm that the press needs to make sure all facts are indeed "facts" before going to the public. Also, the people in charge are in charge for a reason ...
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Pastor's words echo after Trump remarksDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - In response to Donald J. Trump's recent declaration for an outright ban on Muslim's entering the United States, I find it critical to share with your readers a famous qu...
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Thank you, senators, for 'no fly' votesDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - I want to commend Sens.Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk for voting for reasonable gun legislation which would have prevented those on the "No Fly" list from purchasing guns. K...
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Story on seniors making less today?Dec 12, 2015 12:00 am - I noticed that the Wednesday, Dec. 9, top story concerned the fact that teachers' pension income is more after retirement. In the absence of any clarity in the article, ...
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Sharing presents doesn't diminish Christmas spiritDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - This is in reaction to a reader's view embodied in a Dec. 7 letter entitled "The Semantics of The Christmas Spirit." The author is troubled by how commercialism and the ...
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State letting down parents with budget impasseDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - Parents are children's first and most effective teachers. The lessons they impart, the examples they set, and the ways they nurture their kids amount to the best educati...
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Editorial: With transgender decision made, time for understanding in District 211Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - It takes real courage for an 8th grade student to come back to school after summer break as a different gender. And it takes parental love to recognize that the transiti...
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Guns are common denominator hereDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - Two mass shootings occurred within a week of each other. The attacks had some similarities and some differences. Innocent people were killed at the hands of ideological...
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Packers' 'Superman' just loves the gameDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - A comment regarding Edd Jarina's letter in Dec. 4 edition: His comment about Aaron Rodgers' smirk leads me to believe he thinks the quarterback is poking fun or being s...
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Community High School prideDec 10, 2015 11:01 pm - I would like to congratulate Dr. Domerracki and West Chicago-based Community High School District 94 on being selected as one of three schools to test e-learning at the ...