Cook County Opinion
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One shooting death is one too manyJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - Mike Sehrs' letter Jan. 9, 2016 states liberals don't care about facts. I saw the numbers in his letter on gun stats but no source of information so they are just number...
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One shooting death is one too manyJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Sehr's letter published on Jan. 9. You stated in your letter that you still want to take guns away from legal, lawful gun owners. But the fact...
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Naperville council reneges on pledgeJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - If I recall correctly, several members of the recently elected and current Naperville City Council campaigned on a platform that, in large part, included the need to mak...
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Gas prices down but airline fees remainJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - It really amazes me that here we are with gas down to $2 a gallon and the airlines are still charging baggage fees and fuel surcharge fees and people are still flying at...
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Don't overlook danger of prescription drugsJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - Mr. Sehr you are absolutely correct except for the leading cause of death in America and that is drug overdose. There were a little over 47,000 people who died of drug ...
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Another reason for Obama's tearsJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Jan. 6's story on President Obama's new gun restrictions and the photo of him wiping tears away from his eyes was described by the lame stream media as "emotional" "gut...
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Wheeling paying homage to its backbone - the neighborhoodsJan 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Critics of the suburbs, usually people who don't live here, often bemoan the "sameness." You can't tell what town you are in, they complain, because there is no sense of...
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No reason to praise or envy SweedenJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Deploying stricter border controls and slashing relief benefits, Sweden has begun rolling up its refugee welcome mat. It follows Nordic neighbor Norway which has begun p...
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Grade schools need more focus on valuesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I know these are complex issues, but until we value raising well-rounded, caring human beings more than we value test scores, we will not lessen the violence that surrou...
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Why can't we keep guns away from crackpots?Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - As the president prepares to use his executive power to put some common sense screening for those purchasing online or at gun shows, I must respond to Mr. Schwanbeck's l...