Cook County Opinion
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Let time fly, pleaseFeb 25, 2017 12:00 am - At 80 years of age, I never thought I wanted life to move faster instead of slower. Until now! May the next four years move with the utmost speed with as little damage t...
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How accurate is Trump depiction of Sweden, refugees?Feb 24, 2017 4:30 am - In 1936, the American journalist Marquis Childs wrote a best-selling book titled “The Middle Way” that chronicled the efforts of the Social Democratic-led government in ...
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A happy endingFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - On Feb. 4, 2017, I mailed my 2016 income tax return form to the Deptartment of Revenue in Springfield. On Feb. 14, I received the empty damaged envelope, stamped: "Retur...
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Oppose Pruitt's appointment to EPAFeb 22, 2017 11:01 pm - It is imperative that we should all oppose Scott Pruitt's appointment to the EPA. Flint, Michigan is an example of what can go wrong for the entire nation when rules and...
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Nation will suffer if Obamacare not replacedFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Repealing without simultaneously replacing the Affordable Care Act is still being seriously considered by influential House Republicans. Unfortunately, repealing the ACA...
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Why question election?Feb 21, 2017 12:00 am - As long as we stay humble, and remember our country and our leaders were chosen "by we, the people," with direction and belief in God, why do we question the election re...
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Our greatest need is for good schoolsFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - "When I was a boy a on the Mississippi River, there was a propostition in a township to discontinute public schools because they were too epensive. An old farmer spoke...
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Editorial: STB has much to consider in deciding CN's responsibility for delaysFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - It's hard not to sympathize with Barrington. Since CN took over the EJ&E railroad in 2008 and started rerouting freight trains from Chicago and inner suburbs like Des Pl...
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Our police officers are best in businessFeb 20, 2017 4:00 am - I recently attended the Arlington Heights Citizens Police Academy. It was a great experience and I have more respect now than ever for how lucky we are to live in a comm...
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Editorial cartoon made inaccurate comparisonFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - I agree with HALF of your Feb. 14, editorial cartoon, which asked "Of Whom Is The White House Gravely Wary?" Choice A on the left was Putin and I agree. On the right was...