Cook County Opinion
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An alternative for state representativeJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - If anybody needs convincing that "all politics is local," they need look no further than our upcoming Illinois 48th District state representative race. Peter Breen is th...
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Politics, business and running a golf courseJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - If there ever was a reason for politicians to prove they cannot run a business, all we have to do is look at the Preserve at Oak Meadows and the commissioners that run t...
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We can't function with Trump as presidentJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - I loved the op-ed by Sen. John McCain in a recent edition of the Daily Herald. When he said President Trump and President Putin "seemed to be speaking from the same scri...
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"Hidden in Plain Sight": Hundreds of Immigrant Children and Teens Housed in Opaque Network of Chicago-Area SheltersJul 26, 2018 11:00 pm - One shelter, in Bronzeville on Chicago's South Side, still bears an awning with the name of a nursing home, though no senior citizens have lived there in years. Another ...
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Get informed and vote to protect valuesJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Whether you voted Republican or Democratic in 2016, the Trump Administration - along with its congressional and judicial partners - has already left you worse off than b...
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Thanks, but ...Jul 26, 2018 1:00 am - In his new round of television ads, JB Pritzker chronicles his efforts that created thousands of jobs through his job incubator. Thank you JB, you have proved for me tha...
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New Law Allows Kids To Unlock PotentialJul 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Thanks to an acceleration law championed by Senator Kimberly Lightford and Representative Camille Lilly, thousands of advanced learners from across Illinois will now hav...
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Global warming is real and we caused itJul 22, 2018 1:00 am - It's time to cover anthropogenic global warming because it's real and we caused it. The evidence is irrefutable. Our use of fossil fuels has changed weather patterns and...
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Editorial: Next Saturday, perform random acts of kindness in memory of LauraJul 21, 2018 2:00 pm - It's possible these turbulent days to give in to the notion that anger, negativity and mean-spiritedness epitomize the world. But we don't have to accept that. If we wan...
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National legislation on climate neededJul 21, 2018 1:00 am - Reading the article "With incentives, solar energy's good for environment, business in Lake County" on May 27 regarding the positive impacts of the Future Energy Jobs Ac...