Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Drug culture video is important watching for suburbsMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Ethan Deardorff is 20. He's been sober for three years. Think about that. He was in need of help at age 17. And he knows so many others who were or still are in need of ...
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Comments on police pensions were off baseMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - I was really disturbed by the comments recently made by Larry Schultz regarding a police officer "retiring" at 50 and suggesting that the officer rather "quit" their pos...
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Health care bill will give government to DemsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - The Republican House of Representatives' health care bill, if approved by the Senate, will insure that the Democrats win in 2020. The Affordable (Unaffordable) Care Act ...
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We're on thoughtless path to destructionMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - It seems my fellow Americans have elected a president who, with staff and advisers, doesn't have a clue about our world, nor do they care. Ignorance that has now taken u...
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Columnist perpetuated mistakes about historyMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - I was happy to see Georgie Anne Geyer's effort to bring a little historical sense to the White House's recent comparison of the Spanish Armada of 1588 to the USS Carl Vi...
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We're on thoughtless path to destructionMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - It seems my fellow Americans have elected a president who, with staff and advisers, doesn't have a clue about our world, nor do they care. Ignorance that has now taken u...
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Proposed development a threat to neighborhoodMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - I am a resident of Barrington in the Roslyn Road neighborhood. Our neighborhood is fighting the village to preserve the safety of residents and the character of the neig...
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Nuclear important to energy mixMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - Everyone uses electricity. Unfortunately, producing electricity these days is often dirty, the result of burning fossil fuels. Pollution from coal plants alone results i...
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Truth about tax freezeMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - I was so happy to see Ralph Martire's commentary in the April 14 Daily Herald. Finally, someone has stood up to expose the folly of Gov. Rauner's "property tax freeze"...
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Elgin council's poor choice on gun rangeMay 07, 2017 12:01 am - With one vote, Elgin City Council members Steffen, Shaw, Martinez, Gavin and Dunne eliminated a critical resource for thousands of the most vulnerable families within El...