Cook County Opinion
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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...
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One small victoryFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - It would be so wonderful if every day there would be a front-page story filled with positives. Thank you, Mr. Ballenger, for taking the time to tell the story of your tr...
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Let time fly, pleaseFeb 16, 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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Get information on heart valve diseaseFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - This February 22nd marked National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day. There's no better time to recognize this common, yet little-known disease. As many as 5 million Ame...
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Government policy must respect rightsFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - In his column "Judge Robart's questionable national security expertise," Byron York criticized the observation by Judge Robart in the appellate proceedings that there ha...
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A time for newspapersFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - If there has ever been a time that America should get back to reading newspapers, it is now. I have never read the Herald more thoroughly than I have in the last few mon...