Cook County Opinion
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What if transgender student were a boy?Nov 22, 2015 11:00 pm - I have been following the School District 211 story about the transgender girl with interest. A thought occurred to me. What if there is a transgender boy, that is, a p...
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Puffy helmets make life safer for young athletesNov 22, 2015 6:00 am - The news, as I recall it, didn't create stop-and-take-notice headlines throughout Illinois. State legislators this summer made it law that virtually all schools where sp...
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Exactly who are we, Mr. President?Nov 22, 2015 5:00 am - President Obama has criticized those who oppose his plan to take in up to 100,000 Syrian "refugees" that critics say will be hard, if not impossible, to vet as to whethe...
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Now, a clear choice next November?Nov 22, 2015 12:00 am - The recent events in the Middle East and Europe this past week may have decided the general election next November. The ghosts of 9/11 continue to frighten us, successfu...
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Name calling a sign of no toleranceNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - I must answer the letter you printed by Mr. Tony Novak in which be objected to piercing questions by interviewers to his favorite candidates. Firstly, he accused them o...
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Confused on Syrian refugee situationNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - I'm more than a bit confused by the news regarding refugees from Syria. On the one hand, we hear that there is a need to resettle 10,000 in the US this year and perhaps ...
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Rubio's narrow view of education valueNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - In the recent Republican debate, Marco Rubio was wrong to say that welders make more money than those who majored in philosophy. More importantly, though, he was apparen...
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Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
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Trump just a bully - with whiningNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - It's truly amazing that Donald Trump can be so consistently high in the polls with no substantive plans or policies to "make America great again." His popularity is easi...
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Ditka in Packers gear just plain wrongNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - I may be an old fuddy duddy but the commercial with Mike Ditka in a Packers sweater is a sin. Iron Mike, Mr. Bears, in a Packers shirt is just wrong. Anybody else but hi...