Cook County Opinion
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Can Central Road crossing in Mount Prospect be safer?Aug 08, 2016 5:00 am - I read your editorial today (Aug. 3) with some interest as a long time resident of Mount Prospect, and a bicyclist. I've crossed Central Road at that precise location on...
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Say it ain't so, Joe NewtonAug 08, 2016 5:00 am - I almost fell out the chair when I read this - York's Joe Newton to end his reign coaching the Long Green Line. He's now 87 and has been coaching track and cross-country...
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The real game GOP is playing with TrumpAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - For those of you who ask, "What does the future hold for the 2016 election?", here are clues as to what is really happening. The Republican party is playing a game. The ...
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Cyclists should read, follow rules of roadAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - I spend much of my driving time on Illinois in Palatine. I have the seen the good but more bad from those on bicycles. Three recent events pushed me to vent. One night ...
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Hillary I know is not so compassionateAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - I read with interest Ms. Hugo's letter in which she wanted to have Hillary speak to her dying friend. Ms. Hugo was impressed how compassionate Hillary was. As I was rea...
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Put teacher education expense in contextAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - A front-page article in the Aug. 3 Daily Herald about local school district expenditures to subsidize advanced education of teachers missed the mark, in my opinion. Lik...
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Editorial: Whatever they're called, appointments reinforce 'insider' image of townshipsAug 07, 2016 11:00 pm - It may be that so-called "Chicago politics" are not at play in the job shuffling of the past few months at Palatine Township. Maybe. But what are "Chicago politics"? If...
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Must Plum Library disrupt the lilacs?Aug 07, 2016 12:01 am - I do favor library modernization but not if it means losing parkland open space. More, I am shocked at the plan's irreverent referral to specimens in Lombard's historic ...
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Some suggestions for Trump supportersAug 07, 2016 12:01 am - Here are some suggestions for those considering voting for Mr. Trump. First, turn off Fox News once in a while and switch to a more balanced voice, such as the PBS News ...
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Even after Hillary attacks, voting for TrumpAug 06, 2016 1:00 am - After listening to the many speakers at the convention, one would think that Democrats controlled the legislative agenda and government spending; but, of course, we know...