Cook County Opinion
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This is a great way to pick a leaderJan 23, 2016 11:01 pm - Things are getting exciting! Duck Dynasty backing Ted Cruz facing off against Sarah Palin backing The Apprentice. It could get even better when the Dance Moms decide to ...
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A great solution that doesn't workJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Thanks to our do-nothing elected state officials who can't pass a budget and pay their bills, drivers will no longer get license plate renewal notices in the mail. So as...
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Capitalism can be key to saving climateJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - A Jan. 5 letter to the editor about the Paris climate pact minimized the significance of the documented increase in earth's average temperature and posited that the Pari...
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"Big Short" movie right on the moneyJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - I just saw the movie "The Big Short" and then read Jack Guttentag's editorial that the film "reinforces a widespread misperception." I disagree - having worked at an Inv...
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Jan 23, 2016 12:00 am - This is in response to Jake Griffin's Jan. 19 hit piece in which he calls out the St. Charles Public Library for using reserve funds to renovate their building. The main...
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Smart guns, dumb politicsJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Smart guns exist today. I bet people think that this is not the case, since you don't see a market in the U.S. for these guns. But, they have been around for years. A "s...
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Hypocritcal position on Cruz citizenshipJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Since 2008, the birthers in the Republican Party have challenged Barack Obama's right to be president. They falsely claim he was born outside the country, and, therefore...
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Donating blood is easy - and has perksJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - I read in a recent Daily Herald about Mr. George Serena who donated his 160th pint of blood at Lifesource. Good for him. I made my 178th donation several weeks ago. Actu...
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Minimum wage should come with conditionsJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - I believe that there should be some conditions for a $15 wage: 1) You have to be able to speak English. 2) You have to be able to count to make change. 3) You have to be...
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Obama earned his vacationJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - I feel it more than necessary to respond to a letter written by Karen Goettsche on Jan. 4 where she complains about President Obama spending money on a vacation. Wheth...