Cook County Opinion
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The real questions for school candidatesMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - It is difficult in our current political climate to stay issue oriented. In such an effort, I posed the question to an incumbent District 15 board member. What are the ...
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Congress and health careMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Much has been debated and promised regarding Health Care in the US by elected officials on both sides of the aisle in Washington. As for me, I will believe that Congress...
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Candidate is true to his wordsMar 23, 2017 12:01 am - I wish to wholeheartedly second the comments made by Bruce and Carla McGuire regarding Terry Gavin, candidate for Elgin City Council. I have contacted Councilman Gavin o...
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Five reasons to oppose referendumMar 23, 2017 12:01 am - Fool me once, the old saying goes, and shame on you. Fool me twice, three times, four times, and want to hoodwink me five times and you must be the Kane County Forest Pr...
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Slate will represent all Vernon TownshipMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - In these times, we cannot afford more careless and inexperienced politicians in control of our tax dollars. The establishment that has led the state of Illinois down the...
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Problem solver we need in BarringtonMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - We've all been there: stuck sitting in traffic thanks to a CN train that seems like it will never end. That's why I'm glad Karen Darch is pushing forward on a plan to bu...
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Endorsement: Rezwanul Haque for StreamwoodMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Rezwanul Haque and Lawrence Schmidt are write-in candidates for the two-year Streamwood village board seat that once belonged to Trustee Guy Patterson, who died in June ...
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Endorsement: Yes to eliminate Hanover Township Road District and highway commissionerMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - One of the biggest roadblocks to consolidation in Illinois' complex and bloated aggregation of government bodies is the reluctance of the bodies themselves to surrender ...
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Endorsements: Kazmier, Ficke-Bradford, Geier, Shackleton for Barrington Unit District 220 school boardMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - The good news for Barrington Area Unit District 220 voters is they have a good mix of candidates to choose from for the school board on April 4. In fact, six candidates ...
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'Rubber stamp' editingMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - I too have been pondering the Daily Herald's recent campaign to build confidence among its patrons as a reaction to the national outcry over increasing journalistic bias...