Cook County Opinion
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Vote for 'Mickey'?Oct 03, 2016 1:00 am - After watching the debate Monday evening I was reminded of "elections" that took place in grade school. Despite admonishment by the teachers to be serious about your vot...
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Is this an acceptable future?Oct 03, 2016 1:00 am - What has happened to the United States. When did it become acceptable to express hatred of those with a different color, religion, or ethnicity? When did it become unn...
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Room for hope in presidential politicsOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - "There remain these three, faith, hope and love." The least of these is hope, but hope is the bridge of light between the dark shores of faith and love. The hope in the...
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Smodilla will stand up for taxpayersOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - For too long, the Illinois Senate has just been another chamber controlled by the Democratic leadership in Springfield. The supermajority has been complicit in the curr...
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Trouble is, we can't vote them outOct 02, 2016 1:00 am - To John Stephens from 9-24-16 Your Views: You apparently don't know that you can't vote out 72 of 118 incumbents in the House, and 27 of the 40 Senate incumbents, becaus...
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The play's the thingOct 02, 2016 1:00 am - "And this life, which had served as a tomb for his virtue and his honor, was but a walking shadow / A poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then i...
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An emotional roller coaster rideOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Sept. 11 was an unbelievable day for most Americans. It was a day that forced us to realize how precious freedom is and also how fragile freedom is. I was astonished wh...
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On patriotism and sporting eventsOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - I served in Vietnam in 1970-1971. I cried only once. The American flag was being lowered on foreign soil. I told myself never to cry again in 'Nam. I watched when the b...
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Cold War vets deserve recognitionOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - The 25th anniversary of the official end of the Cold War is coming up in a short three months, and still we Cold War veterans are given the "cold shoulder" for long over...
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Think of workers in sick-time debateOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Regarding the story, "Cook County sick leave bill sparks suburban controversy": It is unfortunate that this article views the proposed law on earned sick time almost ent...