Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Schneider our choice in key Congress primaryFeb 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Last year, former U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield offended some members of his own party by questioning the nuclear arms agreement President Barack Obama's adminis...
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Davis: When issue gets tough, tough to get a COD commentFeb 07, 2016 4:00 am - The deadline for the hopelessly deadlocked College of DuPage board to choose a replacement trustee for the resigned Kathy Hamilton expires in four days. I'll go out on ...
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Iowa, New Hampshire hold too much cloutFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - There is entirely too much emphasis being placed on the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primaries. It is absurd that a media circus in our 30th most populous state, ...
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The reality of the Iowa caucusesFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - I am an Iowan. I attended caucuses when I lived there. We met to pick delegates to the national conventions. It was not an excessive media show. It was neighbors mee...
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More failure to come from ObamaFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - For seven years, the Obama administration has failed to address major issues like the economy, jobs, terrorism, international and domestic relations. The administration ...
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Political impasse hurting those with greatest needFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - It is time to end the budget impasse in Springfield. It is time for the politicians to do their job and pass a budget now. It is not OK to continue to hurt the people ...
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Mother Teresa, Clinton claim was made upFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - Although Mother Teresa was an absolute foe of abortion, there is no evidence that she told Hilary Clinton that the reason there were no women U.S. presidents was because...
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Candidate has knowledge, experienceFeb 06, 2016 11:01 pm - Patrick Kenneally, Republican candidate for McHenry County State's Attorney has been a prosecutor there for more than seven years. He started in traffic court and along ...
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Endorsement: Alvarez slow on police shooting; we back FoxxFeb 06, 2016 1:00 pm - The national debate over shootings by police in the black community erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, a year and a half ago with the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Br...
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The ominous outlook with a GOP presidentFeb 06, 2016 12:00 am - I don't know if we can reach the far right wing. You know, the people who see DJ Trump in a baseball cap and don't remember that his normal attire is $7,000 suits. Or t...