Cook County Opinion
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Appeasement won't work with IranAug 20, 2016 1:00 am - President Obama's Iran nuclear deal may not be what people considered it to be. First, Iran is a terror sponsor bent on destroying Israel and the West. People cannot tru...
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Politicians don't do enough to fight drugsAug 20, 2016 1:00 am - The first segment on 60 Minutes recently was titled "Heroin in the Heartland." Parents in the Columbus, Ohio, area who had lost a child to a drug overdose were being int...
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Don't supporters care about Hillary's past?Aug 20, 2016 1:00 am - I totally support Marilyn Jones who wrote on Aug. 3 concerning why Hillary Clinton is the wrong woman to become president. When the campaign "era" began, I, too, believ...
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Governor's good intentions aren't enoughAug 20, 2016 1:00 am - Have you looked around Arlington Heights lately? What stands out the most? The many houses that are for sale. It amazes me. I think people are tired of paying the ever-...
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Blame parents for cellphone coddlingAug 20, 2016 1:00 am - As a retired teacher, I would like to respond to Sherry Lajiness's letter regarding Glenbard North's proposed cellphone rewards program. I completely agree that the taxp...
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Sorting imperfect optionsAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - No one I know would allow a repairman with no experience to work on their TV - or their car, plumbing, roof, etc. Yet some people would consider letting someone with no...
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Give political mapmaking back to citizensAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - I am one of the 567,000 Illinois voters who signed the petition to create a transparent independent commission to draw the voting maps for Illinois. Currently, career po...
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Editorial: Schaumburg scandal cleanup a job well doneAug 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Nineteen criminal drug cases dropped. About $1.33 million spent to settle 16 lawsuits claiming false arrest, illegal search or malicious prosecution. Another $147,000 fo...
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Columnist did the jobAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Columnist Mike Imrem concluded his description of all the violence and corruption the media would be focusing on if Chicago had secured the 2016 Olympics by saying: "No ...
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Many professions pay for advanced degreesAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Your article about public schools paying for teachers to attend "college" was misleading and demeaning. All professions require continuing education for certification a...