Cook County Opinion
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Administration aims to put minority in controlNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - Can right-wing political conservatives have it both ways? Decrying government interference in citizens' lives is generally their standard. However, recently we witnessed...
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Fight the Asian carpNov 05, 2017 1:00 am - If the Army Corp of Engineers doesn't fully address the Asian carp infestation of the Great Lakes, a $6 billion water recreation industry will be lost. Thousands of smal...
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Bill would help working womenNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - As of Oct. 26, I started working for free for the rest of the year, and if you are a working woman, so did you. This is one of the harsh facts about the gender wage gap....
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Positive stories about the GOP are ignoredNov 04, 2017 12:00 am - Why do the media in general only print or show negative stories about Republicans? On a recent Friday evening, the Lake County Republican Federation gathered at Conway F...
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We need leaders who will stand up to presidentNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - Thank you, Sen. Jeff Flake, for your column of Oct. 26 and for standing up to the narcissistic robber baron who is unfortunately our president. Like you, the words of Jo...
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Whole community losesNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - I now understand the 10-year teacher contract in Palatine Elementary School District 15. What reasonable person wants to go through this nonsense every three years? If t...
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Focus on teaching healthy eating, not taxesNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - So the sugar tax for sodas has been repealed. OK. Some of the ads I saw promoting it say the soda companies target our youth, causing record rates of obesity and the con...
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His private presidencyNov 02, 2017 1:00 am - At his impromptu news conference on the White House lawn the other day, President Trump repeatedly referred to "HIS Generals" and "HIS Military'. Really? I always though...
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Ellis flag comments don't reflect communityNov 02, 2017 12:00 am - My mind cannot get around what Traci Ellis voiced in a direct quote published recently in the Daily Herald. It's bad enough what she said, but also, very provocative, w...
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Editorial: Governments' duty when public officials 'vanish'Nov 01, 2017 11:00 pm - It is an inescapable fact of nature that stuff happens. When unexpected things happen that involve public officials, however, frequently how a public body will ultimatel...