Cook County Opinion
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Let's drop the spin and vote on recordsAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - During any election cycle, truths, half truths and outright lies are lobbed between opposing parties. Prior to the RNC convention and continuing full force since, Hillar...
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Will GOP speak up when election ends?Aug 16, 2016 12:01 am - I have mixed feelings about the 2016 election. On one hand I can't wait for it to end, but on the other, I so enjoy the rancor it's causing within the Republican Party. ...
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Blaming the wrong cause for killingsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - According to the Daily Herald, 70 individuals lost their lives to violence in Chicago in June and only 65 individuals lost their lives in July. Based on the administrati...
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Still time to slow down climate changeAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - I am afraid of the recent hot weather and then the news that the world set new record temps, not once but twice. One weather incident does not confirm "climate change," ...
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Did Dann nod off during Hillary movie?Aug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Dann Gire, I'm so sorry you missed "Hillary's America." I saw it recently, in spite of your "pits" review, and found it absolutely enthralling! I respectfully submit tha...
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Worry more about ideology than candidateAug 14, 2016 1:00 am - What is an informed voter supposed to do? Both of the presidential candidates have such high negatives that many people do not want to vote for either one. However, vot...
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Balancing the budget should not be so hardAug 14, 2016 1:00 am - I don't understand the difficulty of balancing the Illinois state budget without taking on more debt. It would only take a 20 or 25 percent across-the-board spending re...
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Editorial: McSweeney bill would increase transparency in collective bargainingAug 13, 2016 2:00 pm - Two years ago, State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton introduced legislation to require school boards and other local governments to give the public a minimum of two weeks to...
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Near tragedy increases concern for motorcyclistsAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Every time I read about a motorcycle accident in the paper or hear about one on the radio, I cringe and get a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. My son was invo...
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Questions we must ask about abortionAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Prior to the 1900s, complications of pregnancy and childbirth were a large part of the reason that average female life expectancy was only 28 years. A lot of women died ...