Cook County Opinion
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Some good, some not among all immigrantsAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - I would like to thank Janet Kupp in Friday's "Your Views" for setting Patty Harmon straight. For centuries there have been illegal immigrants and legal immigrants. Most ...
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Still far to go in helping disabledAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - I was interested in your front page article Saturday, July 25, on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. That was a wonderful step forward for disabled ...
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Here's how to manage a pension fundAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - With all the underfunded pension news that has been in the paper lately, I want to praise and thank the four management and four union trustees of Local Union No. 9 I.B....
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Maps drive can do something big for IllinoisAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - In her Daily Herald op-ed of July 22, Cynthia Canary, the new executive director of Independent Maps, makes an excellent case for meaningful change in Illinois via legis...
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Cover-up of Benghazi scandal still an issueAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - Some of what Martha Tuohy mentioned in her July 24th letter is true. Simply put, she has missed the point of the controversy on Benghazi attack. The lack of the U.S. b...
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Editorial: COD debate highlights the need to strengthen public access lawsAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - It remains for authorities such as the DuPage County state's attorney to decide whether, as government watchdog groups urged last week, College of DuPage board members v...
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New law puts wastes to workAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Government now has a chance to make sure our waste doesn't go to waste, thanks to a new state law passed this year to promote the smarter use of biosolids. New technolog...
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'Vapid' column was disservice on immigrationAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Intrigued by the headline (despite the vulgarity - thank you, Donald Trump), I read Georgie Anne Geyer's opinion piece published on July 23. It was such an astoundingly ...
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Small wonder society is so violentAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - An opening sentence on the front page of the July 25th Daily Herald spoke volumes. "Many of the nation's teachers are now among the best prepared to handle mass shooting...
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Labeling law would take away right to knowAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - The House has passed HR 1599, which prevents the Food and Drug Administration from mandating the labeling of genetically engineered foods. This bill takes away consumers...