Cook County Opinion
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Politicians are ruining countryMar 12, 2016 1:00 am - This presidential election has become one big mess. The people are very angry, and with cause. The corrupt career politician have been deceiving the people. I believe b...
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Use persuasion, not insultsMar 12, 2016 1:00 am - The phrase, "Wake Up, America"; I see this term used frequently by those who contribute to the letters to the editor page. It's usually used in the context of someone wh...
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Schools can't afford plan to shift resourcesMar 12, 2016 1:00 am - As a member of the District 59 school board, I have a firsthand understanding of the need to protect every dollar our schools receive. That's why I was deeply concerned ...
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Democrats are hypocrites on following ConstitutionMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - The letter by Karen Wagner claiming that the president is constitutionally mandated, "tasked," to nominate a replacement justice, and the Senate has to make time for thi...
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Comments tarnished medal ceremonyMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Navy SEAL Edward Byers was recently awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House for his outstanding bravery as a member of a SEAL team in Afghanistan. The White House...
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Sorry endorsements for presidentMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Re, the Daily Herald presidential endorsements: What gutless choices. A Democrat who will be nominated despite the possibility of a criminal indictment. And a RINO who h...
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Churches really ought to be taxedMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Your article on the very high Illinois property tax is appreciated. It is time to change certain unfair and discriminatory aspects of the tax system. Churches and reli...
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Column omits golf's benefits to citizensMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Ah, March is here, thoughts turn to spring, and the Daily Herald tax Grinch has celebrated the coming of warm weather and sunshine by bashing park district and municipal...
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Lovie title: Professor of Concussions?Mar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Turned on the hopeless little screen to see former Bears coach Lovie Smith being introduced as the new University of Illinois coach in a special live news event. Thought...
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'Welfare state' is destroying familiesMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - In 1965, Patrick Moynihan, then part of President Johnson's administration, made headlines when he noted that the black family structure was crumbling based on a 25 perc...