Cook County Opinion
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The quagmire of unintended consequencesApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Once again we may be stumbling into another potential war with adversaries who are no threat to the U.S. In Vietnam, we had the Bay of Tonkin attack which actually never...
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High cost for greatnessApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - "They" say that each of those Tomahawk missiles lobbed into Syria this week cost American Taxpayers $1 million. With 59 missiles being fired, I was wondering how that $5...
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Looking for real courageApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Real decision-makers take action, those who don't draw lines. As you know, it takes courage to fight. It's a shame that all those able bodied Syrian men and women are "f...
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ACA nightmare ends, GOP soon to beginApr 12, 2017 12:01 am - Paul Ryan isn't as smug as he was two weeks ago. With the bad end to his "unaffordable I don't care" act, he is bit subdued. The budget people claim that 34 million peo...
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From TMA Graduate to Company Owner: Dick Truhlar of Pelco Tool & Mold, Inc.Apr 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Pelco Tool & Mold, Inc. is one of several Chicago area manufacturers that was celebrated at TMA's 91st Anniversary Dinner as being an association member for 50 years. An...
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Resist assault on truth about climateApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree that humans are causing climate change. This is a fact. Yet the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank headquartered righ...
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Get involved, CongressApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - While Congress has been dithering over repeal-and-replace legislation and even the inevitable Gorsuch nomination, our dictator-wannabe president took steps in Syria that...
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High court needs to act on Russia probeApr 11, 2017 12:01 am - Article lll, Section 2 of the Constitution states the Supreme Court has jurisdiction involving controversies between various government bodies. It appears the Legislati...
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If we really cared about life, we'd help the livingApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - This is in response to recent letters about abortion. I just love our holier than thou right to lifers. Pampered people who have lived privileged lives. They know so m...
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Days of free, private internet numberedApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation recently passed by Congress that changes the rules for internet privacy. Previously our internet history and habi...