Cook County Opinion
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Hey, media, just let Gliniewicz story goDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - By now, everyone knows how Lt. Gliniewicz went from the Heights of Heroism to the Pits of Disgrace. When will the media let it go and stop printing article after article...
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DH off base about police cultureDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - It was in complete disbelief that I read in the Nov. 27 "Our View" opinion page "The uncomfortable reality of Laquan McDonald's death." The DH editorial staff was way of...
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Is fretting the new normal?Dec 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Why all the excitement about the Syrian refugees? I sent a letter to my congressman (Kirk) asking who are these people pouring over our Mexican border? How many are men,...
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America still has far to go on raceDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Daily Herald is to be congratulated on its thought-provoking and timely editorial Nov. 27 on the shooting death of Laquan McDonald by the Chicago police in 2014. ...
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Finding the blame in McDonald caseDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has to be removed. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was obviously a scapegoat. The protesters got it wrong. He w...
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Irrational fear leads to transgender biasDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - All discrimination stems from lack of education and irrational fear, and I believe this was clearly the case in District 211 denying a young woman the basic right of inc...
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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...