Cook County Opinion
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Public employee 'lottery' has lots of appealJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Why do people play the lottery? What they should do is become a public employee. Short career. Can't get fired. Raises for breathing. They invest $150,000 in their retir...
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Trust and politiciansJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - What a shock that James Comey would actually fear that President Trump, a politician, would lie to him. Wow. When is the last time a politician, even a president, actual...
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We must balance budgetJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Why is Illinois so broke? Let's consider the facts. The governor has only been in office for two and a half years. Speaker Madigan has been the driving force for 34 year...
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Ignoring climate change is seriousJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - When President Trump withdrew from the Paris accord on climate change, there was disappointment and anger from many more people than there were supporting it. His earlie...
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When is enough actually enough?Jun 12, 2017 1:00 am - It's been widely report, and not denied, that Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law met with the Russian Ambassador during the election seeking to establish a direct ...
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Education: The promise of physical education that goes beyond traditional sportsJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - It's not an entirely new concept. Long before his death in 2010, legendary baseball coach and physical education teacher Phil Lawler attracted national attention to Nape...
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Can't we find the time to fly the flag?Jun 11, 2017 12:01 am - Memorial Day 2017 has come and gone. I would like to say the flags were out and now put away. But all I can say is "where were the flags?" I looked around my community a...
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Treat Trump as Obama was treatedJun 10, 2017 1:00 am - In the past few weeks, the Daily Herald published several letters to the editor from individuals requesting or demanding that Democrats support Donald Trump since his el...
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Comedian got swept up by Trump's actsJun 10, 2017 1:00 am - That photo depiction of Trump at the hands of Kathy Griffin and Tyler Shields was disgustingly alarming and so tasteless as to be frightening, horrific and borderline "i...
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Trump doesn't realize we need other nationsJun 10, 2017 1:00 am - Mr. Trump again proved his ignorance of science by doubling down on his mindless promise to pull out of the Paris climate accord. He puffed that he was saving the jobs o...