Cook County Opinion
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Will we ever learn?Oct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Your issue of Sept. 12 reports that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking for Donald Trump, says we should steal all the oil in Iraq. He says that in war, there ...
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The hypocrisy of supporting TrumpOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Amazing! His supporters cheered on the George W. Bush government, in particular the war in Iraq to rid that country of a terroristic tyrant - actually it was for Halibur...
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Cook County should back paid sick daysSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - On Oct. 5, the Cook County Board of Commissioners will be considering a bill that would grant over 400,000 workers in Cook County the ability to take a paid sick day fro...
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Campaigns need more focus on abortionSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - During the first presidential debate, the topic of abortion did not come up. Neither candidate was asked about taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. I was thinking ab...
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Nothing new revealed in first debateSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - The first 2016 Presidential Debates set a world's record for the most people watching (84 million), all wasting the same 90 minutes of their lives. I learned nothing n...
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Distinct differences were on displaySep 29, 2016 1:00 am - These two candidates could not be more different. Hillary is a person who has spent her career in the legal and political arena. Trump has spent his career in real est...
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Cruz lacks courage in endorsement of TrumpSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Ted Cruz showed his true stripes when he recently announced that he will vote for Donald Trump. What was revealed was a spineless politician who will say or do anything ...
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Vote to challenge status quo in Illinois SenateSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Back in 2012 when I was running for the Illinois state Senate, going door-to-door, I heard the following. "As soon as my kids are out of school, I will leave Illinois. I...
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Clinton will not change the political cultureSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Sadly, the deterioration in our country's political system continues at an increasing rate. The failure of the VA to provide our veterans with proper care; the Supreme ...
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Support for schools is investment in futureSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - We need each other. That simple statement is the essential part of a community. A community lives and even thrives because the people who live, work, and learn within it...