Cook County Opinion
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Comparison was wrongAug 20, 2017 1:00 am - I rarely send my thoughts in response to one of your writers. However, after reading the article titled "Echoes of Vietnam," I must respond. The author, Georgie Anne Gey...
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Don't let tax anger skew your perspectiveAug 20, 2017 1:00 am - I'm a Cook County resident who was and is still angry about the recent huge "sugar" tax. I vowed never to order or shop for a sweetened drink in Cook County again and I'...
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State must prove it can handle money wiselyAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - I just finished reading an article in the Herald by Jake Griffin about how much money the state is losing because of not taxing senior citizens income. How come whenever...
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Respectful adviceAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Mr. President, (I respect the office) in the words of a famous Southerner, "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it an...
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Don't cut COLAsAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - As a federal retiree who served our country for years, I am deeply concerned with a provision in the president's budget which would eliminate cost-of-living adjustments ...
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Madigan and Co. just protect themselvesAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Due to a company transfer my family moved to Illinois in 1971. Now, the state is in financial trouble under Michael Madigan, House speaker, and Senate President John Cul...
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Madigan and Co. protect themselvesAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Due to a company transfer my family moved to Illinois in 1971. Now, the state is in financial trouble under Michael Madigan, House speaker, and Senate President John Cul...
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Hypocrisy on serviceAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Re: Donald Trump's attacks on Sen. Blumenthal: Donald Trump should pay attention to what he says regarding other persons' military service. I recall Donald Trump as a "d...
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Hypocrisy on serviceAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Re: Donald Trump's attacks on Sen. Blumenthal: Donald Trump should pay attention to what he says regarding other persons' military service. I recall Donald Trump as a "d...
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Perverting historyAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - The South with its Confederate flags and monuments has a perverted sense of history, which honors traitors who turned their backs on the Union, their military oaths and ...