Cook County Opinion
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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....
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Winners won't accept 'wait 'til next year'Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - The "wait until next year" for the Cubs is here. And we don't want to hear, "We'll go out there and have fun," You go out there to win. That's why you get paid; some get...
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Girls, try not wearing head covering in IranJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Cultural experiences, like that of the young ladies at Vernon Hills High School who wore hijabs for a day, are generally a good thing and should be encouraged. But if th...
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Kind stranger helped avoid crisisJan 10, 2016 12:00 am - I'd like to say a huge "thank you" to the kind woman who helped me get my car into the driveway when it got stuck in the slushy snow the other evening. After successful...
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Group wants balance in locker room decisionJan 09, 2016 12:00 am - A recent letter to the Herald called out our group by name and contained numerous harmful distortions. Its publication demands a response. D211 Parents for Privacy is a...