Cook County Opinion
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Consider programs to encourage entrepreneursNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - I think creating new jobs in areas of the country that have suffered severe loss of industry is a good idea. If restoring manufacturing is feasible, that seems a good id...
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Don't replace tipping with a service feeNov 21, 2016 11:01 pm - Multiple restaurants in Chicago are experimenting without tipping, and they have results. With a rising minimum wage for tipped workers, restaurants are experiencing la...
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Editorial: Local events that unify, not divide, are a model for AmericaNov 21, 2016 10:00 pm - Last weekend, many of the national headlines focused on the so-called lecture given to Vice President-elect Mike Pence by the cast of Hamilton, the Broadway musical. The...
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Veteran gives thanks to Ivy Hill SchoolNov 21, 2016 4:00 am - Kudos to principal Scott Kaese and the teachers and staff at Ivy Hill School for their delicious breakfast and stirring patriotic program honoring veterans and active du...
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D15 bond issue was just too bigNov 21, 2016 4:00 am - By now, most District 15 residents have learned that the recent $130 million referendum was voted down in last Tuesday's election. No one should doubt that the final vot...
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Please help our military personnelNov 21, 2016 4:00 am - The Women's Club of Inverness wishes to thank our past and present service members and encourages the support of Shoebox Express with a donation of personal items or sin...
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Teacher contract torpedoed D15 bond issueNov 21, 2016 4:00 am - District 15's bond proposal did not lose because of its merits. It failed to be approved because the community has no trust and no confidence in Scott Thompson or the cu...
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Peaceful future starts with each of usNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - To those on the left and those who have taken to the streets: Please, stop burning the American flag. Please, stop bashing in sculptured heads of Donald Trump. Please, s...
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A telling contrast in views of electionNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - I was absolutely stunned by two columns on your Nov. 11 Opinion page. One by Michael Lissack was a thoughtful explanation of his view on the election and calling for giv...
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Health insurance is not affordableNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - I agree with anyone who says health insurance is not affordable. JoAnne Lee says she's self-employed, but I'm not employed at all. I lost my job 11 months ago and could ...