Cook County Opinion
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Pension reform should start with lawmakersDec 10, 2015 12:00 am - Jake Griffin's Dec. 2 column again highlights serious flaws in Illinois' notoriously broken pension system. While the judicial and legislative pension funds represent l...
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Less consumerism would save planetDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Thank you for showing that you care about the devastation that is happening to our planet by giving space to the COP 21 Climate Talks. It is significant that you publis...
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Someone enlighten on global warmingDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - Almost daily an article appears in the media, including newspapers, extolling the dangers of climate change, which used to be global warming after it was global cooling ...
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Two wrongs not right for refugeesDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - The decision by 23 governors, including Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, not to accept Syrian refugees rubs me the wrong way for two reasons. First, the war in Iraq was inst...
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Hey, media, just let Gliniewicz story goDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - By now, everyone knows how Lt. Gliniewicz went from the Heights of Heroism to the Pits of Disgrace. When will the media let it go and stop printing article after article...
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DH off base about police cultureDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - It was in complete disbelief that I read in the Nov. 27 "Our View" opinion page "The uncomfortable reality of Laquan McDonald's death." The DH editorial staff was way of...
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Is fretting the new normal?Dec 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Why all the excitement about the Syrian refugees? I sent a letter to my congressman (Kirk) asking who are these people pouring over our Mexican border? How many are men,...
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America still has far to go on raceDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Daily Herald is to be congratulated on its thought-provoking and timely editorial Nov. 27 on the shooting death of Laquan McDonald by the Chicago police in 2014. ...
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Finding the blame in McDonald caseDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has to be removed. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was obviously a scapegoat. The protesters got it wrong. He w...
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Irrational fear leads to transgender biasDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - All discrimination stems from lack of education and irrational fear, and I believe this was clearly the case in District 211 denying a young woman the basic right of inc...