Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Finding small relief under the enduring specter of John Wayne GacyJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - And then there were six. Another of John Wayne Gacy's victims has been identified - a 16-year-old Minnesota runaway, Jimmie Haakenson, who called his mom from Chicago in...
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Invocations acceptable at government meetingsJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - I wish to voice an alternate position to that in a letter posted on June 29 expressing displeasure at a chaplain's invocation at a county board meeting in DuPage County....
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Consult experts in health care policyJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - As our representatives in Congress continue to work on altering the Affordable Care Act, I hope they seek out and make use of the best information available about what w...
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Budget business as usualJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Our Illinois legislators finally passed a budget, and basically decided to kick the proverbial can farther down the road. Gov. Rauner, whom the people of Illinois voted ...
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Quality of intelligence is what's importantJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Our president often seems to assess a low IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to people he despises and rips them apart in speeches and tweets. Having known his character from p...
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Real health care problem is the costJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - The battle between Obama Care and Trump Care ignores the real problem that both sides mention but don't do anything about. The problem is costs. Nobody seems to want to...
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Democrats count on GOP to caveJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - I was pretty surprised to wake up on Thursday morning after the July Fourth holiday to find out my state Rep,. David Harris was one of the Republicans that was going to ...
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A story that restores faithJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - The wonderful story of the brave rescue by ordinary citizens of swimmers caught in the undertow on a Florida beach lifted my heart. That is why I love America so much. ...
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Costly lack of leadership over Des Plaines policeJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Your article in the July 13 issue about the Des Plaines cop getting his job back shows how little attention the leadership of the Des Plaines Police Department puts on p...
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Beware giving too much power to 51 percentJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Regarding a July 7 letter to the editor, Mr. Troland's comments offered only "assumed or accepted facts." He did not provide any information supporting the percentages h...