Cook County Opinion
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Feds should cap student loansDec 01, 2015 11:00 pm - One of the first aspect prospective students look at when looking into a university is price. The affordability and future debt that would be accumulated through attendi...
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What are legislators teaching our kids?Dec 01, 2015 11:00 pm - This legislative session, a bipartisan bill was passed restoring civics education to help young people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that...
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The value of widening our circle of gratitudeDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - "I am part of all I have met." This observation, attributed to the renowned British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, is a timely reminder to broaden the scope of our appreciat...
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Is France greater nation than U.S?Nov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Americans are fond of proclaiming that the U.S. is the greatest nation in the world. Now the cowardice of Republicans and of a number of House Democrats risks refuting a...
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St. Baldrick's fights childhood cancerNov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - An estimated 15,780 children are diagnosed with cancer between the time they are born and the day they turn 19, according to the American Childhood Cancer Organization. ...
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Refugee editorial very disappointingNov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Your Nov. 22 editorial about the refugee crisis was very disappointing. Did you bother to find out how rigorous and long (12 to 24 months) a procedure it already is to b...
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Some idea, that invasion of IraqNov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Boy, I sure am grateful that George W. Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq stabilized the Middle East, just like he said it would. Aren't you? Daniel Welch Glen Ellyn...
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Pols getting paid for this ego trip?Nov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Do the sitting governors and senators collect their paychecks while out on their ego trips running for president? If so, there is an ethics problem. Raleigh Sutton Elgin...
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Second Amendment bill makes no senseNov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - In my life, I've seen fewer bills introduced which are more illogically conceived than State Rep. Chris Welch's HR 0855, the so called "Second Amendment - not an individ...
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Editorial: Restart talks over crossing guards in Dist. 21Nov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - After months of deliberations, it comes to this. When they get back from winter break, kids who live on the Cook County side of Buffalo Grove and who walk to their eleme...