Cook County Opinion
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Townships must do more to tout accomplishmentsDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois state Rep. David McSweeney wants to abolish Algonquin Township. I am not surprised by my state rep's stance, so it is important to point out the things effectiv...
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Go slow on legal potDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Kudos to Dr. Aaron Weiner on his recent article regarding the legalization of marijuana. We should listen to the professionals versus the politicians who only see it as ...
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Parents have key role in kids' exerciseDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - I wish to comment on a letter published in the Elgin edition of Your Views Nov. 30. Mr. Luis Angel Dominguez wants Kane County schools to do a better job teaching physic...
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Concentrate help for people who aren't workingDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Mr. Manzo wrote a column in the Dec. 6 Daily Herald which predicted the loss of around 62,000 jobs due to the new tax plan, of which no one, including politicians, knows...
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Your ViewsDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Don't be fooled about dangers of sweeteners The Dec. 18 Health & Fitness article that implied a little artificial sweetener is OK ignored research studies that indi...
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Protect wild horsesDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - The actions of the GOP show that the focus must be to remove them from power, in this case to protect America's historic wild horses and burros. Interior Department Secr...
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Your ViewsDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Don't be fooled about dangers of sweeteners The Dec. 18 Health & Fitness article that implied a little artificial sweetener is OK ignored research studies that indi...
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Republican responsibilityDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Economist Larry Summers, who served as treasury secretary under President Clinton, predicted that approximately 10,000 more Americans will die each year if the GOP tax b...
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Some needy are more deserving than prisonersDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - There was recently an article in the Daily Herald about one of the local megachurches preparing and delivering over 70,000 Christmas Prison Packs to prisoners in Illinoi...
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Civility lostDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Mentioning political correctness around Trump is sure to set off a barrage of tweets. Sometimes political correctness goes overboard in an effort to not offend anyone, b...