Cook County Opinion
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Action will lead to more Mideast violenceJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - Talk about sticking up for your friends. What the Obama administration did at the U.N. was no act of a friend. Looks like Obama is slapping not only Israel but Trump acr...
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Don't fall for Netanyahu's petulanceJan 01, 2017 12:00 am - How dare Netanyahu criticize our president. The United Nations looked fairly into the issue and ruled that the Israeli settlements have no legal validity. For those who ...
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Repudiated 'ism'Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - "Progressivism" is an "ism" devoid of progress. It is the repackaged, rebranded, tired prattle of collectivism trotted out since 1931. Specifically? Taxation, regulatio...
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Which party really is the fringe one?Dec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Paul Bischoff has the typical Donald Trump blind lemming view of history and geography to state "we're a country with a blue fringe on our coast." I wonder if Mr. Bischo...
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Beware biting the 'reds' that feed usDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - If anyone has seen the red and blue map of the USA after the last three presidential elections, one has to ask why the greatest area of the country is Republican red whi...
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A closer look at qualificationsDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - A closer look at qualifications A reader commented that he was tired of Democrats whining and crying that Donald Trump was unqualified to be president. He pointed ...
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Ticket-price logicDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Ticket-price logic Now that the Cubs have announced that they are raising their ticket prices up to 31% for next season because they have just finished a great seas...
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Let's hope he's not another ReaganDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Since the election, I have read many opinions that compare the president-elect to Ronald Reagan. Recently, a letter from L. Dean Hufsey was headlined "Trump will be bigg...
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Put the students firstDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - I am at a loss to understand the mentality of school administrators like Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 Superintendent Tim Mahaffy, who was recently quoted by the...
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What does Carrier deal really mean?Dec 10, 2016 12:00 am - President-elect Trumps is being hailed for successfully convincing Carrier to keep jobs in Indiana. But let's really examine this success. While Carrier announced that 1...