Cook County Opinion
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Assault on the iceApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - There is something wrong with our society. If I was in a parking lot and hit someone in the face with a stick, I would be arrested for assault. However, a multimillion-d...
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Security at the root of immigration questionsApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - Politicians (and others who have a vested interest) continue their pandering rant about how this nation is a nation of immigrants. They say this whenever anyone dares ra...
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Require everyone to be in Social Security, MedicareApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - The answer is so simple I can't believe the U.S. has not made this law. All people who get paid by tax dollars have to be in Social Security and Medicare. Make sure poli...
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Trump bashing is misguidedApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - Stop it! Stop it already! Enough is enough. This degrading and bashing of Donald Trump has gone far enough and is unheard of. How in the world can we call ourselves Amer...
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Illinois businesses need workers' comp reformApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - As Elk Grove Village mayor and the owner of an insurance business, I understand the vital contribution businesses make to our communities. The taxes and government regul...
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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." ...