Cook County Opinion
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Union dues, fair share fees are differentDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - Your recent story about Lincolnshire's consideration of a so called right-to-work zone suggests that "automatically deducting union dues from workers' paychecks" is unfa...
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Tell Dist. 214 to stop levy hikesDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - The District 214 school board is voting on its final approval for a tax levy increase of 1.8 percent at the Dec. 10 meeting. When is this going to stop? The taxpayers a...
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Students annoy, sponge off parentsDec 05, 2015 11:00 pm - I am probably no better informed on economics than when some college Buffy (or Jody) brays at me about economic injustice and how she (or he) shouldn't have to pay for t...
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Yep, Obama's got ISIS's backDec 05, 2015 11:00 pm - He will bomb the heck out of them, but not before he warns them well in advance where we will bomb. He destroys our borders to allow them into our country to attack us f...
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Batavia post thanks for 'Yanks' giftsDec 05, 2015 11:00 pm - The Batavia American Legion Post 504 wishes to thank all of the residents who donated generously during its "Gifts for Yanks" collection dates Nov. 7 and 8. All of the p...
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The semantics of the Christmas spiritDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Happy Holidays - Oh sorry, Merry Christmas. Don't want to kill Christmas. After all it the season - Santa Claus, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and so many other sales. We ...
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Truman's mistake in the MideastDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - What do Americans want? Not another ground war in the Middle East. The Middle East has been a sink hole for the U.S. since 1947. Richard Cohen seems to think it is Pres...
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Packers' 'Superman' lost cape, smirkDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - The first game when the Bears played the Packers, every time the camera went on Aaron Rodgers he had that smirk on his face. Last week when the Packers played the Bears...
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Remember abortion when you voteDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - With the election coming, it is important to understand the term "pro-choice." About one to two days after intercourse, God creates a unique soul and it joins with the s...
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Enough with the Springfield stalemateDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - An open letter to Gov.Rauner and to all members of the Illinois General Assembly: I, and I think many other Illinoisans, feel that the situation in Springfield has gone...