Cook County Opinion
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Courageous essayMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - Thank you for publishing the article "We just want to feel protected" by Charlie Zielinski, a transgender youth who graduated from East Leyden High School in 2016. You p...
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Accessible and fiscal conservativesMar 21, 2017 12:01 am - On Tuesday, April 4, another very important election is taking place. I encourage friends and neighbors of the Elgin community to show how important the Elgin City Counc...
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Keep Carpentersville on a steady pathMar 21, 2017 12:01 am - I have had the honor of knowing Ed Ritter, Carpentersville's village president, for many years. Under Ed's leadership and guidance our village has become a great place t...
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Glasgow is the real choice in District 25Mar 20, 2017 5:00 am - As a teacher for 22 years, a resident of Arlington Heights, and a parent of Arlington Heights District 25 students, I was gravely disappointed to learn of the Daily Hera...
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Arlington Heights should ratify minimum wage hikeMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - I recently became aware of the ordinance passed by the Cook County Board that incrementally raises the minimum wage to $13 over four years starting in July. The initial ...
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Voting for Babcock, Ekeberg and ChapmanMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - I am voting for incumbents Peggy Babcock, James Ekeberg and Gerald Chapman in the upcoming election on April 4 for the District 15 board of education. They have experien...
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Wants experience on District 211 boardMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - On March 2, the six candidates running for District 211's board of education spoke for more than two hours on a range of critical issues related to school management, sc...
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District 15 community school plan is still good ideaMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - I commend District 15's Board of Education for their community school proposal. There is a high concentration of poverty in the Northeast corner of Palatine, and at leas...
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Dist. 211 incumbents stand up for all kidsMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - One slate of candidates in District 211 insists that the "comfort" and right to privacy of all "normal" children (i.e., ones who conform to traditional gender roles) sho...
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Parents for Privacy candidates have one issue onlyMar 20, 2017 5:00 am - A letter by Terri Paulson recently published contained this line: "Salvatore failed to mention the one and only thing Parents for Privacy does ... to advocate for the re...