Cook County Opinion
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Get the government you richly deserveDec 23, 2015 11:01 pm - I get worked up as much as the next guy reading the daily headlines. When you look at these issues and get down to the cause it is that the people elected or appointed t...
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Shrinking middle class changing AmericaDec 23, 2015 4:08 am - It's a known fact that the middle class is shrinking. Many who were once a part of this important group now find they don't measure up to that status anymore. Unemployme...
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Seeing the divine in allDec 23, 2015 4:00 am - Most of the beauty in nature is left alone and remains unseen by everyone — but God. There is no trail on most of the forest floor. We do not see the other side of the ...
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Everybody blaming Somebody for state woesDec 22, 2015 11:01 pm - Following is a handout I received along time ago when I was a regional sales manager in the food industry. Maybe our budget stalemate could end if people would think abo...
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After Paris, more to do environmentallyDec 22, 2015 11:01 pm - Several environmental organizations joined forces Dec. 12 and had demonstrations in DeKalb and Elgin to celebrate the end of the two week Paris climate change talks and ...
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Muslims dress like 'typical' teens?Dec 21, 2015 12:00 am - This is concerning the Dec. 11 front page article about promoting understanding between different cultures. "Turnabout is fair play" if applied to the school girls of Ve...
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Solution to COD vacancy: Pick PihosDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - Selecting a new COD board member to replace Kathy Hamilton is a "no brainer." Simply contact Sandy Pihos, who was the highest vote getter behind Hamilton's "Clean Slate....
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COD trustees need access to documentsDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - As former chairpersons of the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, we would like to address issues regarding trustee access to college documents, particularly legal invo...
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Lowly beagle paid for bad judgment of humansDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - An untrained dog bit several people on several occasions. Whose fault is that? The humans The dog was hidden from the city by the owners. Whose fault is that? The human...
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Second Amendment was safeguard against governmentDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - In a recent letter to the editor, the writer states: "If one studies the history of the Second Amendment ... when this country was founded, we needed a well-regulated mi...