Cook County Opinion
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Parents must take charge to keep family safeApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - Responsible adults are charged with providing safety and security in our families. Heroin, gangs, guns and terrorism are our greatest threats. Introduction, affiliation...
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Trump can be trusted to bring changeApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - I had to laugh at Richard Cohen's April 20 article about how "unity" around Trump will hurt the GOP when Americans are unifying behind him with their votes. I think if t...
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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Consider candidate with best record on truthApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - In several of the recent letter-to-the-editor ramblings, we have had writings on the subject of "liars." The recent offering suggested that all politicians lie and we s...
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What are real costs in education funding?Apr 28, 2016 1:00 am - In his guest column last week, Ralph Martire cites the "nonpartisan" Education Funding Advisory Board's recommendation level for K-12 funding in Illinois, but fails to m...
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Decline of technology innovator is frighteningApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - There is a sad transformation taking place in Schaumburg at this moment. A once-great company called Motorola is basically fading out of existence. By the end of this y...
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Editorial: Rolling Meadows unexplained vote on mosque stymies an attempt at inclusionApr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - If the city of Rolling Meadows was willing to accommodate the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs in 2004, why not in 2016? That is the question still puzzling us, ...
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Herald should admit mistake on RaunerApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - It is time for the Daily Herald to admit that its gubernatorial endorsement of Gov Bruce Rauner was a mistake. I believe his stubbornness is " ... responsible for steadi...
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Thanks, Rozner, Foley, for calling out NHLApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - I applaud the April 21 Daily Herald article written by Barry Rozner, which defends feelings of the mass-majority of the NHL fans concerned with the NHL's extreme late st...
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Overreach on mileage, gas tax hikesApr 27, 2016 12:01 am - Illinois Democrats propose Automotive Mileage Tax (SB3267) and 30 Cent Per Gallon Tax Hike (SB3279), which would give Illinois the dishonor of the highest gas tax in the...