Cook County Opinion
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What can we do about violent, hateful social media posts?Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Social media becomes more and more pervasive in our lives every year. According to a 2021 Pew Research study, a majority of the 77% of Americans who own a smart phone sp...
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Hartstein: Local climate action plan is giving us a road mapSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is now a climate emergency, but local action plan is giving us a road map. Science matters! We have seen that during the pandemic: Scientists tells us if ...
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Hartstein: Let's keep masks on in schools to protect kidsSep 08, 2021 12:00 am - As a citizen, a grandparent and as a former mayor and school board member who understands the importance of making policy based on what is in the best interest of all wh...
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Editorial: Agency's creative proposal to buy hotel to help the homeless deserves considerationSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Homelessness in the suburbs is a complex problem that demands creative solutions. One group in DuPage County has an innovative idea that is worth serious study. DuPagePa...
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Congress must pass the Global Health Security ActSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Americans have reached a dangerous level of complacency in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among my vaccinated friends, a common sentiment is that we've done all we p...
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Uninformed letter on mask mandate shouldn't have been publishedSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - You had no reason to publish the stupidity of this guest columnist. ("Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," Aug. 19) His comments are ignorant and mis...
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Wearing a mask is a small, simple measure to help ensure safety of othersSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Utterly disappointed the Glenview Herald saw fit to publish yet another Glenn Farkas anti-masking diatribe ("Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," Aug...
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COVID guidance messages weren't 'conflicting,' they were scientifically drivenSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - I would like to comment on the opinion piece written by Mr. Glenn Farkas and published by you on Aug. 19. My comments will address only a few of his misunderstandings ab...
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Hartstein: Let our schools focus on learning by keeping kids, teachers healthyAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic is, sadly, still something we all need to deal with locally in our schools as we face the new school year. Though there may be some different viewp...
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Requiem for a green: This sportsman already misses Sportsman'sAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Not mad, but disappointed. That is what parents say when they really want to get their point across. It is also how I feel about Heritage Oaks Golf Club, formerly known ...