Cook County Opinion
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Remember Dist. 15 board action at the pollsJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - This letter is in regard to the editorial published on May 29 by the Daily Herald Editorial Board titled "District 15 fails transparency test on teacher contract." This ...
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More school district whiningJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Recently the Daily Herald had two articles in regards to local school districts: "District 95 (Lake Zurich) contesting property value reductions" and "St. Charles school...
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Even GOP lawmakers play 'the Illinois way'Jun 05, 2016 1:00 am - What brilliance, what sharpness, what acuity of mind shown by Reps Harris of Arlington Heights and McSweeney from Barrington in their explanation for why they helped Rah...
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Editorial: End school board ritual of secrecy on teacher payJun 04, 2016 2:00 pm - Most suburban school board members are good people, dedicated to serving the community. But particularly when it comes to labor contracts, most of them operate within th...
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Not really interested in tax fairnessJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Christian Mitchell's proposed progressive state income tax is a much more fair tax and also provides a path to help reduce the illinois deficit. Thirty-thre...
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Specter of Route 53 stymies creative solutionsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Innovative traffic congestion solutions in Lake County are being held hostage to an outdated, unaffordable and environmentally devastating Route 53/120 extension plan. ...
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School funding bill rough on suburbsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Pending in Springfield is a bill which seeks to alter the way our schools are funded. Under this bill the majority of the state funding received by suburban communities...
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Value of labor is driven by marketsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - In response to Denise Brown's opinion. What she doesn't realize is that she is also demanding that I pay more for a Big Mac. If I and many others don't want to pay more ...
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Comment on women ruined NASCAR columnJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Being a longtime Indy car fan and someone who has attended many races and spent many hours watching and cheering on my favorite drivers, I enjoyed, at least at the onset...
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Republicans reap what they've sownJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - House Speaker Ryan recently complained that the Democrats voted down the Republican appropriations bill as an act of "sabotage," as he described it. Imagine that! After ...