Cook County Opinion
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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 ...
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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...