Cook County Opinion
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Turning back 50 years of progressApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Editors, thank you for the op-ed by U.S. Representative Bill Foster in a recent edition of your paper on science and climate change. Rep. Foster, as a scientist also, te...
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Greed fuels privatizationApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - I read in the Herald recently that the president wants to privatize departments of the government. Who will benefit from that type of a program? Not the American working...
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Answer is enforcement not more gun controlApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - I am writing in response to Rich Franke's letter of March 28. Sir, I too sympathize with you on all the gun killings in our country but the answer is not more gun contro...
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Ryan's Rubicon and the option to governApr 04, 2017 1:00 am - Speaker Ryan is very fortunate to have confronted "Boehner's Conundrum" so early on. Throughout most of his time as House leader, Boehner remained the "speaker of the Re...
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A day without sodaApr 04, 2017 1:00 am - Did you know when you drink 20 ounces of POP you just consumed 16 teaspoons of sugar? I didn't. I was, saying it mildly, shocked. And after consumption, 15 minutes later...
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GOP, show concern over Russian influenceApr 04, 2017 12:01 am - I am deeply concerned about the direction our country is moving. Although legislation is a major concern, I am extremely concerned about the Russian interference in our ...
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We love U.S., no matter who's in chargeApr 04, 2017 12:01 am - I was struck by the juxtaposition of Don Mack's letter ascribing all opposition to Donald Trump and the Republican party to "pure hatred," immediately adjacent to Connie...
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Please let Bonnie Dundee Golf Course beApr 03, 2017 12:01 am - On March 22, a meeting was held at the Rakow Center to solicit input from various representatives regarding the potential for changes in use of the Bonnie Dundee Golf Co...
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Letter on abortion bill was deceptiveApr 01, 2017 1:00 am - This is in response to the deceptive letter to the editor (Saturday, March 18) from "Catholics" who publicly support the reprehensible Illinois House Bill 40 and taxpaye...
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Define 'fair share' of taxes for the richApr 01, 2017 1:00 am - It is what Kent Kirkwood fails to say in his "Tax cuts for rich have cost so much" that is really newsworthy. The obvious question that Mr. Kirkwood and his ilk fail to ...