Cook County Opinion
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We are reaping results of ignoring historyMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - Arthur Schlesinger Jr., an American historian and author of the 1960 book "The Making of the President," once stated, "History is to the nation as memory is to the indiv...
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A smile and a wave brighten her dayMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - I would like to point out a crossing guard for Nathan Hale School who can cause a SMILE on anyone who passes by him. After this man safely gets our children across the ...
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We can't afford 10-year teachers contractMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - (To Scott Thompson, superintendent of Palatine Township Elementary District 15.) First, I must tell you that I have the utmost respect for teachers in District 15. They ...
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Grateful for support of MisericordiaMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - A little rain on Saturday could not dampen the generosity of the residents of the Palatine area. We are so grateful for your support of the Misericordia Candy Days fundr...
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Let public know what is in contractMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - The recent School district 15 contract of 10 years in length is not only outrageous for the cost to taxpayers of already well-compensated teachers, and it leaves future ...
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It's simple anatomyMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - Going on the record (and you should too), I'm against anyone with male anatomy using any female facility. It's really that simple. Thomas Creasbaum Des Plaines ...
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Getting COD back on trackMay 15, 2016 1:00 am - By Deanne Mazzochi Guest columnist Since its inception nearly 50 years ago, College of DuPage has provided more than 1 million students with high-quality, affordable edu...
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Fight gun crime with more mental institutionsMay 14, 2016 1:00 am - A few weeks ago, in a Daily Herald article about Cook County's overcrowded prison, Sheriff Tom Dart estimated that three quarters of the inmates have a mental problem. N...
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Eliminate seniority's role in legislatureMay 14, 2016 1:00 am - The writer from Buffalo Grove had the right idea to eliminate the de facto kingdom that exists in the term limitless reign of Madigan in our state legislature. However, ...
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Paper should take more care with 'facts' in lettersMay 14, 2016 1:00 am - A newspaper's letters page is a lively bridge between the paper and its readers. Reader ideas are important - but then so too is a paper's responsibility to discern betw...