Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Rauner veto reinforces local control in Lake CountyAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Surprised earlier this year by a state legislative proposal, the Lake County Board created a task force to examine a variety of questions - among them, how the board cha...
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Do more to promote mutual respectAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Loud alarms should be ringing to alert all of us about the dangers of what happened in Charlottesville. Hate-filled people marched in Nazi regalia, shouting out their an...
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Republican sabotage costs people moneyAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Has modern U.S. political history ever seen anything as vicious and irresponsible as the Republicans' deliberate efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act? They have d...
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Editorial unfairly jabbed President TrumpAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - I was surprised by the "Our View" piece in the Aug. 15 Daily Herald. While centered around terrorism, there is this underlining jabbing of President Trump. Let's see, Tr...
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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...