Cook County Opinion
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Modern libraries encourage activitiyFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - On Feb. 12, the Daily Herald covered the wildly popular Cubs Trophy Tour stop at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, saying that "libraries are generally expected t...
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Doing rightFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - It shouldn't be news - especially not front-page news - when a policeman does the right thing. David J. Wagner Bartlett ...
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How we lose even when the great negotiator winsFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - With respect to negotiations, President Trump may be correct in the small that he can negotiate better deals than we have in the past. However, he is grossly wrong in th...
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Democrats foil efforts at unityFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Radical progressive democrats have resorted to their old play-book. If you lose at the voting box, you then protest, demonstrate, sue in court, hold up the president's ...
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P.E. requirement needed at schoolsFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Senate Bill 0013 would let students in grades 9 through 12 waiver out of Physical Education. State Sen. Julia Morrison from Deerfield is sponsoring this bill. The issue...
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How does world see Trump's behavior?Feb 18, 2017 12:00 am - On Feb. 8, President Trump spoke to members of the National Sheriff and Police Association. His primary message was to justify his executive order banning immigrants fro...
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Afraid for schools with DeVos at helmFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - How did we get here? I contacted and strongly urged my U.S. senators along with senators from other states to vote no to Betsy DeVos. I know I was not alone. How does s...
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Automatic voter registration flawedFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Contrary to what the promoters of automatic voter registration suggest, AVR will not increase voter participation in our elections. The idea that it is too difficult to ...
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Executive order can fix tax oversightFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Mr. Trump, you pride yourself as a man of action who fulfills his campaign promises. As president, you ordered your generals within 30 days to devise a plan to defeat IS...
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Impose tolerance litmus test on refugeesFeb 16, 2017 11:01 pm - Many European countries that have accepted large numbers of refugees from the Middle East are now questioning whether it was the right thing to do. Terrorist attacks and...