Cook County Opinion
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GOP fought Social Security, Medicare, tooApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - I guess Thomas Manion, in his March 19 rant against Obamacare, refuses to admit 20 million more people have insurance, they can't be indiscriminately thrown off their pl...
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Trump, GOP's unwitting creationApr 02, 2016 12:01 am - Memo to GOP Establishment: We can work this out. Yes, Trump is crude - crude, like a wooden stake, and very particular in its purpose. We, your long-suffering conservat...
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Can GOP politicans keep their promises?Apr 02, 2016 12:01 am - The approval rating of Congress could hardly go much lower. But to be fair the Republican controlled Congress gets a bum rap. Republicans have for the past two years bla...
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Phase out health benefits for elected officialsApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - Here at the Daily Herald, as in much of Des Plaines, over the last few weeks we have developed tennis neck watching the volleys and returns over whether elected city off...
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Lawmakers must quit feigning impotenceMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - State representatives risk it all for what? State representatives and senators need to understand they are elected by voters not by party leaders who provide them campai...
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Will is right; Senate should voteMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - George Will wrote that the GOP position opposing Obama's nomination for Supreme Court judge was indefensible. For the first time in a long time, he is right. Obama has ...
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Shame on paper for bombing pictureMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - In regard to the front-page-above-the-fold photo on March 23: SHAME. Talk about adding insult to injury! That poor woman is not sporting some cute swimsuit top in that ...
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Democrats, please stay homeMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Thank you for the good laugh, Martha Tuohy. Let's see, Hilary possibly going to jail after the justice department investigates, being owned by corporate America with her...
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GOP balanced budget, not ClintonMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Bill Clinton's main claim to fame is that he was only the second president in the history of the republic to be impeached and while I disagreed with the Republicans abou...
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Let's keep village survey English onlyMar 28, 2016 5:00 am - Mount Prospect is willing to spent $21,600 to find how well the residents are being served. As Trustee Steven Polit said, "If we are off in a particular area, we want to...