Cook County Opinion
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Leaders not working in the people's interestJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - I thought we put elected officials in government to work for the best interest of the American people. I'm finding out I am mistaken. Apparently our politicians seem con...
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Leaders not working in people's interestJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - I thought we put elected officials in government to work for the best interest of the American people. I'm finding out I am mistaken. Apparently our politicians seem con...
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Welcome back to the 1950sJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - In 1952, I was 7 years old when my grandmother, mother of seven and surviving spouse of a Fort Sheridan firefighter, was told that she had a malignant brain tumor. She w...
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Lawmaker fights for schools, studentsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - We need political leaders like state Rep. Michelle Mussman who truly represent and fight for the needs of our communities. Michelle has proved to be a dedicated, consci...
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Elitism drives city's golf course plansJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - The mayor and the Chicago Park District are planning on closing two nice golf courses, South Shore and Jackson Park, which I have played, along with nature preserves, to...
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Photo controversy shows deep class divideJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - While the entire school and community knows by now about the controversy involving a picture tweeted by some Barrington High School girls, many people still argue over w...
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Statue removal is properJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - The removal of Robert E. Lee's statue should be cheered. He was directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands Americans in order to preserve the idea tha...
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GOP reps should resign or retireJul 21, 2017 12:01 am - Republican State Representatives Steve Andersson of Geneva and Mike Fortner of West Chicago have so poorly represented taxpayers by voting for a permanent 32 percent inc...
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A fraud 'fishing trip'Jul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Unless I missed something in the translation, why does President Trump need my voter data? My Social Security number and my party affiliation are personal and private. ...
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Climate just one sign of Trump's isolationismJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - The recent column by Byron York calls the Trump dismissal of the Paris Climate Accord the primary factor in the growing outcry that his administration is abdicating the ...