Cook County Opinion
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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...
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After all the taxes, what's left to live on?Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - It's that time again to pay the IRS and Illinois. As hard as this is for many Americans that are fighting to just make ends meet, I started thinking about all the other ...
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It just gets worse on registration renewalsJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - First, I would like to thank Marni Pyke, transportation writer, for adding a reminder that the state is no longer reminding drivers to renew their vehicle stickers. Ob...
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Executive orders don't make us feel safeJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Whether real or imagined, Americans perceive that we are living in dangerous times and must arm ourselves. On Election Day, Nov. 4, 2008, Smith & Wesson stock, a large...
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Tell more about how to fight outrageous rulesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Why didn't Marni Pyke or the Herald run the full story on this license plate renewal debacle? You missed more than half of the story. If you just take the figures in...
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Radtke views on prep sports worth rerunJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I enjoyed the Our View recently, but there is one resolution (our view) that deserves another printing. The view of John Radtke, assistant sports editor, is outstanding ...
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Wrong about gun-free zonesJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - In his Jan. 3 letter to the editor, Rich Schwanbeck of Elk Grove Village regurgitated the much-ballyhooed claim by gun enthusiasts that gun-free zones help the bad guys....