Cook County Opinion
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Care staff victims of longtime state neglectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - For the past eight years, Illinois has not increased Medicaid rates for developmental disability services, even though inflation grew 14 percent. Years of insufficient f...
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Church stands for respect, toleranceMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - The Council of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights would like the Muslim community to know we respect all people and stand against intolerance to any g...
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Learn how to fight human traffickingMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - How gratifying to learn that O'Hare Airport - along with 13 other US airports - is taking seriously the scourge of human trafficking ("Airports boosting awareness of hum...
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McConnell, end hissy fit over nominationMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Senator Mitchell McCon...
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Clinton swings left to beat SandersMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - Park Ridge native Hillary Clinton beats self proclaimed socialist. Bernie Sanders, 50 percent to 49 percent after the Clinton campaign spent almost one year preparing fo...
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Bad idea: State-run pension fundsMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - I have recently been informed that the state of Illinois wants to take over the police and fire pension funds from the local control of their respective communities. Se...
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Debt growth under Madigan: bad mathMar 20, 2016 12:01 am - The first year Mike Madigan was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives was 1971. That was 45 years ago when the the debt for the state of Illinois was $1.7 bil...
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'Green' river is usually a sick riverMar 20, 2016 12:01 am - It's that time of year when green is our goal. St. Patirick's Day has us searching our closets for anything green, the early flowers are pushing green leaves up above th...
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Village Links not a burden to taxpayersMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - An article released by the Daily Herald March 3, titled "Suburban Golf Courses losing money for taxpayers" referenced an operating loss for the Village Links of Glen Ell...
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Well-documented flaws in ObamacareMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - A recent letter to the Daily Herald by Larry Bahr must be responded to. First of all, why shouldn't members of Congress be subjected to the same laws they impose on al...