Cook County Opinion
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Extending Route 53 will just boost trafficApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - "If you build it, they will come." Wasn't that a line from the baseball movie "Field of Dreams"? Do the backers of extending Route 53 think that the road's number of dri...
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Simple but powerful Cold War memorialApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - I see in the news the veterans of the first Gulf War (Desert Storm) are going to get their memorial in Washington, D.C. Maybe they, of any group, know how we of the Cold...
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Simple but powerful Cold War memorialApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - I see in the news the veterans of the first Gulf War (Desert Storm) are going to get their memorial in Washington, D.C. Maybe they, of any group, know how we of the Cold...
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A pledge to cooperateApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Each election is a very humbling experience and this election was more than the others. I am thankful and appreciative for the outstanding support I received from so man...
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Purple Heart is earned, not givenApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - In the Herald of April 23, there was an article about President Trump awarding a Purple Heart medal to a wounded soldier. By being wounded in combat, the soldier has the...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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A message on scienceApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - I want to commend the 469 local residents who took part in the March for Science in Palatine on Saturday. Adults and kids alike exercised their right to peaceably assemb...
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The bystanders' roleApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - One last comment on the United Airlines passenger fiasco. The video reveals that many of the passengers were outraged enough to take out their cellphones and record the ...
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Will bee buy time to rethink Longmeadow?Apr 27, 2017 12:01 am - Let's hear it for the rusty patched bumble bee! This small insect most of us have never heard of, much less seen, has at least temporarily halted construction of the ill...
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Don't veto abortion billApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - An Open Letter to Gov. Rauner on HB40: Governor, it has come to this. I am pleading with you to remain true to your (still?) pro-choice stance and support HB 40 when it ...