Cook County Opinion
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Trade deal will have horrible consequencesSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Obama administration and congressional Republicans will once again try to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement through Congress soon, attempting to sweep the...
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Amendment rejection keeps 'status quo' in powerSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - I see that our Illinois Supreme Court has turned down the proposed referendum to vote on the redistricting of our precincts in the coming November election. The propos...
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Columnists need to review American historyAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - On Sunday, Aug. 7, Cokie and Steve Roberts again showed why they have consumed gallons of Kool Aide. They insist on perpetuating the false idea that requiring an "ID" to...
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Let's get first woman president rightAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - In our eagerness to have the first woman president, aren't we overlooking the possibility that if Hillary wins, she is likely to go down in history as not just the first...
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Focus on term limits hides real issuesAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Rauner wasted precious time writing and submitting an editorial page column expressing his concern over term limits, while, due to his failure to get a comprehensiv...
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Simple solution on raceAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - I totally agree with Michael Fuechtmann. If black people would simply become upper middle class white folk, all their problems would disappear as would the nation's race...
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Surely, assessments can be simplifiedAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - In today's mail was a letter from the Cook County assessor about the tri-annual property reassessment to determine my property taxes for 2017. I was shocked that my asse...
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We must figure out to end rule by forceAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - The initiation of force is wrong. Everything we're taught about proper behavior as 6-year-olds goes out the window when we become adults. Don't steal, don't hit, don't h...
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GOP's about what's right for themslevesAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - Republicans tolerate Trumps bigotry against Muslims and Mexicans, his insults of women, denial of climate change, acceptance of Putin's aggression against Europe, birthe...
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Drug lobby helps EpiPen set sky-high priceAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - My daughter needed to have an EpiPen in order to get her first allergy shot. The price of an EpiPen here in the U.S. starts at $500. They used to cost $50 to $100 just ...