Cook County Opinion
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Tax on sugary drinks will benefit residentsJul 01, 2017 1:00 am - While medicine continues to advance with breakthrough treatments and medicines, we are still losing the war against obesity. Poor nutrition, combined with a lack of phys...
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Where are the jobs?Jul 01, 2017 1:00 am - Donald Trump has not even filled many jobs to take care of our government. He kept saying he would fill jobs and he can't even take care of the government jobs. How many...
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Russian meddling did not help TrumpJul 01, 2017 1:00 am - For the past eight months, the FBI, the CIA and a multitude of alphabetical government agencies have been unsuccessfully trying to confirm that Russian meddling in our p...
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Sour on sugar taxJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - This new beverage tax in Cook County is a ridiculous burden on businesses and consumers. It is just another way for politicians extract money from taxpayers to fund the...
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Print is to blame, tooJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Concerning the Sunday editorial on cable news bias, newsprint needs to look in the mirror. One must recognize the left-leaning bias in today's major print media. The New...
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Editorial: In Wheeling, a picture of hope for supportive housingJun 29, 2017 7:00 pm - Last week we had occasion to praise Arlington Heights for making a statement on supportive housing by voting to let a project get under way. This week, we can turn to Wh...
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Editorial: Mundelein, Dist. 211 and a call for local candidatesJun 29, 2017 2:00 am - We have a quandary. In an analysis of the November election, we learned that only 30 percent of potential local races were contested because there weren't more candidate...
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Don't ignore the sabotage of ACAJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Gordon Szymanski needs more research before disparaging people "spouting off" about health care reform as sloppy. Insurance companies dropping out and premiums and deduc...
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Here! Here!Jun 29, 2017 1:00 am - I don't know that I have ever read an opinion letter more to the point than that of Mr. Falk on Sunday, June 25. It should be required reading in every household in Amer...
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Why hospitals oppose health care billJun 28, 2017 12:01 am - The Daily Herald reported that Centegra was cutting service at their Woodstock facility because of costs. Doctors and hospitals have been opposing the new Republican hea...