Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Quigley for the Democrats in Congress Dist. 5Feb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - Mike Quigley has been in Congress since 2009 and has been a reliably progressive voice on immigration, net neutrality, gay rights and reinstating the ban on assault weap...
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Talk, but be readyFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - While it may be prudent to keep diplomatic channels open with North Korea, we should learn from history that negotiating with fanatics is unlikely to yield a positive re...
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Consider lobbying costs for spending cutsFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - As drastic federal cutbacks take place, more social service issues will need to be addressed at the county level. But DuPage County's budget shows expenditures exceeding...
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We are repeating mistakes of the pastFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Those who don't learn from the past are going to repeat the same mistakes. The present administration and Congress are doing exactly that. President Reagan cut taxes and...
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Please watch out for me in the road!Feb 12, 2018 4:00 am - I, like many others living in Des Plaines, live on a very busy four-lane road. The ends of our driveways become filled up with heavy, wet snow from the snowplows. This s...
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Palatine hot dog stand comes throughFeb 12, 2018 4:00 am - After 28-plus years Photo's Hot Dogs in Mount Prospect suddenly and permanently closed down. A note on the door greeted families going there for lunch on Saturday Feb. 3...
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East Dundee should repeal home ruleFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - How does a village of 3,000 people accumulate debt of $33 million? The answer is home rule. East Dundee was $33,014,603 in debt as of April 30, 2017. That comes to $11,0...
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Boycott was appropriate response to TrumpFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - I was sorely troubled and deeply offended by your Jan. 31 editorial, " Schakowsky's sorry snub." The Daily Herald opined. "We are not fans of the way the president cond...
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Distortion through distrustFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - As a result of the ongoing furor caused by the release of the memo authored by U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House intelligence committee and the Democratic...
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Tax reform is helpingFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - I read an article in the Daily Herald that interviewed Congressman Peter Roskam about the new tax bill that he helped guide into law and wanted to share how it is benefi...