Cook County Opinion
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Vote to keep East Dundee revival aliveMar 27, 2017 1:00 am - I ask for your support for Scott Andresen for Village Board Trustee of East Dundee. Early voting began March 20 and the election is April 4. There are three open trustee...
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Why so much aid to Planned Parenthood?Mar 26, 2017 1:00 am - Connie Schultz's column in Daily Herald on March 3 tries to whip up support for the beleaguered Planned Parenthood, which has been under investigation for the last 18 mo...
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Daughter's heroin death: A painful but crucial story to tellMar 25, 2017 2:00 pm - The first time Diane Dungey talked to Gary Fusz, he wasn't planning to write an essay of 1,600 words on the loss of his daughter to a heroin overdose. It was a few weeks...
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Oppose bill on abortionMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - "Support legal right of conscience for all" published March 18, attributed to Kathy Ryg, former state representative and Tara McGovern, Chicago Young Catholic Profession...
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The Wisconsin butter warMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - "Black Market" Kerrygold butter is merely the latest in the sticky, speckled history of Wisconsin's 1953 butter regulations. Few living today recall the Wisconsin margar...
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Move on, Mr. Trump, do your jobMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - Kim Freitag of Elgin wrote in the Herald the best assessment of Trump's behavior that I have read anywhere. It has been reported that Mr. Trump has a very high IQ. Not t...
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HB 40 abortion bill distorts rightsMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - All human beings, by virtue of their existence, are endowed with equal human rights. When a law creates civil rights for a select group of individuals that are superior ...
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The many problems with 'Trumpcare'Mar 25, 2017 1:00 am - Let's look at the new American Healthcare Act or "Trumpcare." Under the proposed program the Congressional Budget Office says that 14 million people will lose their hea...
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Heartless cuts to Meals on WheelsMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - What kind of people would eliminate Meals on Wheels, the main food provider for elderly, immobile people, unable to shop or prepare their own food? I could imagine Kim...
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Barrington mayor gets things doneMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - Having lived in Barrington for over 20 years, it is wonderful to see our downtown thriving. There has been much discussion around developing Barrington's downtown over t...