Cook County Opinion
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School taxes will force seniors out of PalatineAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - First, we get District 15 teachers a new 10-year contract shoved down our throats by Mr. Scott Thompson. Now he is seeking to approve borrowing $130 million for construc...
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Social Security issues complex, but fixableAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - David Barnes in his letter on Aug. 12 makes a number of good points about Social Security, but there are a few that he does not mention. First, Social Security was ...
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Gender neutral at 2020 Olympics?Aug 26, 2016 12:01 am - I look forward to the 2020 Olympics when all the gender neutral will be in force by the UN and all the countries that support "I am what I say I am" no matter what body ...
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Still some stragglers among the GOPAug 26, 2016 12:01 am - When I watched Peter Thiel, the openly homosexual founder of PayPal, speak at the Republican National Convention, I thought that the GOP had finally joined the rest of u...
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District maps used to shut voters outAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - I write to you as a longtime resident of Des Plaines and a concerned senior citizen. For more than 40 years, with a single exception, every time Illinois legislators hav...
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Iran nuclear deal is good for U.S., MideastAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - I read Joe Pasternak's letter which turns out to be misleading. First, it was not Obama's Iran nuclear deal. It was a United States, China, England, France, Germany and ...
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The real problem behind opiate abuseAug 25, 2016 12:01 am - Once again I pick up the Herald, and lo and behold, another article on the dangers of the evil opiate. Article after article it's the same old song about the evils of op...
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Map amendment needed to fix Illinois politicsAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - I was born and raised and have lived all of my life in the state of Illinois. My children were also born and raised and live here, as well. For decades I've witnessed ...
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Standing up to RussiaAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - After eight years of a tepid Obama administration's foreign policy, we finally have a woman who stood up to a Russian cheater. No, not "reset" Hillary but 19-year-old Li...
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Simple frustrationAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - To all Politicians in Washington, New York, Chicago and Springfield: ENOUGH ALREADY! Jack Halpin Arlington Heights ...