Park Ridge Opinion
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - I am tired. We are tired. March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia...
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - There is no disputing that much has been done in Cook County government in recent years to improve the management of spending and revenues and to professionalize the ent...
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - (Second in an editorial series) When she ran for reelection last year, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx blamed the pandemic for the rise in the number of cases of v...
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Time is brain when it comes to stroke? So is teamMay 18, 2021 11:00 pm - By the end of Stroke Month this May, you'll likely hear this axiom that helps guide how we think about treating this life-threatening condition: "Time is Brain." We've b...
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - National Child Abuse Prevention Month ends Friday. The work, however, on behalf of abused and neglected children, doesn't stop. Ever. At noon Thursday at the Kane County...
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Britton: There is more work to be done on gun violence preventionApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - It has been another week filled with heartache as we watched two people of color - one only 13 years old - die at hands of law enforcement. While I continue to believe i...
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Editorial: Make sure seniors aren't squeezed out of vaccination accessApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - In a few days, suburbanites 65 and older will lose their nearly-exclusive access to the COVID-19 vaccines, and we're not the only ones concerned about that. On April 12,...
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Endorsement: Tunnell, Hulting, Matza, Bowe for Park Ridge Park BoardMar 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Among the amenities that make Park Ridge a special place are its 22 parks and an array of recreation centers and programs. The quality park district that manages and ope...
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Endorsements: Austriaco, Coyle, Lee, Owen for Dist. 207 school boardMar 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The race for school board in Maine Township High School District 207 is one of those contests in which district voters can be proud - a set of qualified candidates from ...
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Endorsement: Sanchez for Park Ridge City Council in 2nd WardMar 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Two promising candidates are running for alderman in Park Ridge's 2nd Ward, and we like both of them. Alfred "Fred" Sanchez, a school board member in Park Ridge-Niles El...