Cook County Opinion
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District 15 superintendent warns to watch out for school childrenAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Letter to the editor Nearly 150 big yellow school buses will emerge in our community on Wednesday! These iconic transports carry over 10,500 students daily, delivering ...
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Get facts straight about ObamaAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Sheila Lawrence, in the July 30 edition of The Daily Herald, expresses her displeasure at the Donald Trump slogan, "Let's make America Great again." She also objects to ...
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Animal sanctuary is a great resourceAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - It was amazing to read about Settlers Pond rescue and animal sanctuary. Their humane and benevolent treatment of companion animals, farm animals and a vast array of exot...
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Stopgap wasn't necessary if lawmakers workedAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - In his letter on the Aug. 1 Opinion page, state Rep. David Harris says that the stopgap budget was a necessary evil. I disagree. It wasn't necessary at all. If the peop...
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Special interests control crop safetyAug 11, 2016 1:00 am - Nancy Thorner's letter on the safety of GMO products is well written and very persuasive, except it ignores the issues of the increased use of Round-Up used by farmers t...
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Leaders must work to control national debtAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - We should be asking our political canadates how they plan to reduce our national debt? It's $19 trillon and still growing. Two political conventions and what did we lea...
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More work needed to understand mental illnessAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - This is in response to fence post letter titled, "We must keep guns away from mentally ill" by Stewart E. Brekke of July 30. We have to put our political differences asi...
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Politicians' only skill is raising taxesAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - There is a pattern of financial behavior that politicians at all levels of government demonstrate. It is more obvious with the Democrats and Republicans aren't much bett...
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Teacher pay grid bad for taxpayersAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Jake Griffin's article on taxpayers covering teachers' college costs reveals just the tip of this iceberg sized problem for taxpayers. How could so many school boar...
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Rolling Meadows library should take over old Dominick'sAug 08, 2016 5:00 am - I agree with those who voiced doubts about the proposed senior housing development in Rolling Meadows ("Plan for senior housing raises doubts", July 29). It makes no sen...