Cook County Opinion
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Funding crisis at root of tragedies for mentally illApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - Something terrible is going on in Illinois and in the nation. People with mental illness are being killed in encounters with the police in alarming numbers. The killing ...
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Sanders dropping out is presumptuousApr 07, 2016 1:01 am - Bernie In reference to Connie Schultz's column "Oh, Susan, what have you done?" printed in the Daily Herald April 3. Excuse me? Relatives wearing out their welcome? Susa...
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Ex-budget chief asking the wrong questionsApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's budget director, David Vaught, tries in his April 4 op-ed to convince us his boss was a great success and Gov. Rauner is screwing up the...
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Trump will make it easier for DemocratsApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - As a lifelong Democrat, after watching the March 29 Republican town hall program, I hope and pray the GOP will choose Donald Trump to be their candidate for president of...
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Credit the Republicans for the budget surplusApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Martha Tuohy's 3/22/16 letter to the Fencepost claims this about Bill Clinton: "His legacy is having been the only president to balance the budget and leave a surplus." ...
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Emanuel again skirts transparencyApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Is anyone else concerned or disturbed by the fact that, in selecting a new police superintendent, Mayor Rahm Emanuel once again has circumvented a system that was in pla...
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Robbers protected by political correctnessApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Thank you for the article regarding the robbery of the Marathon gas station in Lake County. It just once again highlights the moral decay and apathy of our society. When...
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No surviellance of young white males?Apr 06, 2016 12:01 am - Like many Americans, I am disgusted and appalled by presidential candidates suggesting that all Muslim communities should be surveilled and their mosques spied upon. I a...
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Talk to kids about perils of drinkingApr 06, 2016 12:01 am - As a part of Alcohol Awareness Month this April, I would like to encourage parents to talk to their teens about the dangers of underage drinking and the impact it can ha...
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Editorial: Gifted programs should be open to all gifted studentsApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - It would be easy to blame Illinois' poor performance when it comes to opening up gifted education to more minority students on a lack of funding. Certainly, more funding...