Cook County Opinion
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Tighten the rules for metal scrappersMay 03, 2013 5:00 am - What started as the helpful removal of trash has now accelerated to blatant theft. Stealing school buses and shredding them. Come on, where does it stop? We have seen gr...
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Civility gone with rise of GOP hatersMay 02, 2013 5:00 am - Democrats have done a masterful job of demonizing the Republican Party. Recently a good friend quoted an ugly racist remark made by a friend of hers. “He is such a Repub...
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Check your food beyond FDA approvalMay 02, 2013 5:00 am - Do Americans know exactly what it takes for food to be approved by the FDA? My guess is they don’t. I am in awe about how many people do not investigate what they consum...
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Gun rights are not unlimitedMay 02, 2013 5:00 am - Any senator and any United States citizen who opposes background checks and other responsible gun restrictions will have blood on his hands when the next mass shooting o...
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Media hit new low in reporting on BostonMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - “Tragic, despicable, deplorable.” These are some of the words used to describe the most recent Boston massacre. They are also the same words that can be applied to a hos...
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Committed couples need lawful benefitsMay 01, 2013 5:00 am - After reading Mr. Louis S. Guagenti letter (“Be on the right side of history,” April 10), I started to think back on a previous letter I had read that tackled the same c...
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All should be allowed self-protectionApr 30, 2013 10:09 am - Everyone should listen to the Joe Walsh radio program on WIND. Joe provides the news that the drive-by media refuse to cover due to fear or political correctness. Recen...
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Shootings may be linked to closing of facilitiesApr 30, 2013 10:09 am - Am I the only one to connect Ronald Reagan’s attitude toward spending money on mental health along with warnings about future problems if he closed mental health facilit...
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Senate’s gun vote was cowardlyApr 30, 2013 10:09 am - On April 17 the United States Senate, specifically Republican senators (all but four, including our own Mark Kirk), failed us all in spectacular fashion. They shamefully...
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Government fails to be honest with usApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - Our citizenry has been clamoring for months for reliable information about the attack on Benghazi, the killing of our staff there and intelligence from those who survive...