Cook County Opinion
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The hypocrisy of putting politics over faithNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - The topic of the day seems to be Roy Moore's messy and highly controversial bid to be Alabama's next U.S. senator. Considering the preponderance of evidence of his sexua...
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Mandate is unfairNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - The IRS says that in 2016, 6.5 million taxpayers paid over $3 billion in taxes for not having health insurance. In addition, there were several million more taxpayers th...
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Editorial: The quest to save McDonald's restaurant museumNov 25, 2017 1:00 pm - Just in time for the holidays came news last week that McDonald's plans to demolish the replica building of its first franchised restaurant in Des Plaines. From the comp...
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Executive airport failing on noiseNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - The Board at Chicago Executive Airport let down noise-frustrated neighbors once again when it voted down on a 25-year-old FAA recommended and approved noise abatement pr...
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Give more than lip service to decencyNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - The recently published "Our democracy is at a crossroads" by Karen Wagner in "Your Views" makes the interesting point that there are "evil forces" influencing our presid...
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Impeachment story shows press biasNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - I find it rather amazing that six whole Democrats including Luis Gutierrez from Illinois decided to impeach President Trump and that is the headline on the front page of...
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Cartoon twists messageNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - The political cartoon by Tim Campbell of the veteran setting fire to a stack of GQ magazines with Colin Kaepernick on the front makes me sad and angry. How Mr. Kaepernic...
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Tax-loving Democrats opposed to reformNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Instead of blaming the few Republicans in Illinois government wanting tax reform, maybe we should blame the Democrats who control this state. The problem facing the work...
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Superintendent was not held accountableNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - I think the Elementary School District 62 "package" granted Floyd Williams perpetuates the atmosphere of looking the other way when sexual harassment claims are made. Th...
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Consider facts before villifying ObamaNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Just finished reading the letter from Mary Lou Anton telling us in five paragraphs how "appalled" she was that the two presidents Bush that she voted for had the gall to...