Cook County Opinion
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An ally for firefightersSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - My fellow firefighters and EMS providers and I put our lives on the line every time we go to work. We do our jobs out of a sense of service and duty to our communities, ...
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No, Clinton is giving election to TrumpSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Response to Mr.Thomas McGrath, of Arlington Heights. Hillary Clinton has acknowledged her use of a "private in her house email server" was a mistake. And it was. It was ...
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Yes, history matters - all of itSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Eleanor Hesse's letter to the editor, published on Sept. 15, is right about one thing: History matters. Unfortunately for Ms. Hesse, so does context. So I'd like to po...
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Time to celebrate the arts in schoolsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - For decades, research has shown that when students participate in the arts as a part of their education, they go on to succeed in school, work and life. Designated by Co...
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Hillary, what's in your basket?Sep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Hillary has announced a "basket of deplorables" as a means of profiling and condemning Trump supporters she has decided are abhorrent, hateful, and bigoted people. Howev...
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Fund mental health in community firstSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - The planned Illinois Department of Corrections treatment units at Elgin Mental Health Center are definitely needed and will treat a serious symptom, but not the causes, ...
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Avoid interest conflictsSep 18, 2016 1:00 am - Your article on a judge not commenting on a change in the Gliniewicz case fails to emphasize an important point; i.e., that it's a good thing when public officials ackno...
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Taxpayers can't afford school bond issueSep 18, 2016 1:00 am - I am against the CCSD15 bond proposal for $130 million. All this is going to do is to raise our taxes. Building two new schools is a waste of taxpayers' money. Switchin...
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Sad that teachers had to resort to passportsSep 18, 2016 12:01 am - I would like to share my perspective on the bathroom passport issue. I have been a school nurse for 22 years, the last seven at a large, diverse high school in the Nort...
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Will Trump ever release his tax returns?Sep 18, 2016 12:01 am - When will Trump release his tax returns? Everyone else has for many election cycles. Makes you wonder what he's hiding? Maybe he didn't pay any tax. Maybe he paid a lot ...