Cook County Opinion
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COD holdovers need to consider legacyOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - I'm gonna save about $25 next year because the reform College of DuPage Board of Trustees just cut my COD taxes 5 percent. That's money I don't need so I'll probably don...
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Trump's condescending tone is too muchOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - I have to admit, I am terribly insulted by the Donald, who talks like a kindergarten teacher to his audience. I consider myself a critical thinker who weighs and dissec...
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Don't let fight against Alzheimer's slipOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - As a longtime volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association, I find the recent resignation of Speaker John Boehner and the possibility of a government shutdown in December ...
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Parents' stories heartbreaking, upliftingOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - I'm an avid reader of the Daily Herald, but never has an article brought me to tears as "Heartbreak and healing" did. (Neighborhood section, Sept. 28). I never cry, but...
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Walker's departure a start for the GOPOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Hopefully, Scott Walker dropping out of the Republican presidential campaign is a sign that his brand of KochBrothers-backed, right-wing conservatism is on the wane. H...
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We lose rights when religion eliminatedOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - With regard to the letter "Best of all worlds with no religion," written by Theodore M. Utchen, published in Your Views on Sept. 5: We have seen clearly in the 20th cent...
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Hillary explanations are implausibleOct 01, 2015 12:00 am - Hillary Clinton and her campaign team have put forth a snowstorm of half-truths and untruths about her use of a private server to communicate and receive government-clas...
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Don't fall in love with one applicantOct 01, 2015 12:00 am - Don't fall in love with one applicant When hiring an administrator, public bodies like the College of DuPage need to keep in mind that, by definition, there can be ...
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Editorial: Much work needed to mend fences in District 23Sep 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Teachers and students have been back in class since Monday in Prospect Heights, where things are returning to normal. But can you just erase the past week and a half - f...
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A candidate for change in 10th DistrictSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - The current U.S. Congress has an 11 percent approval rating, and yet, incumbents are re-elected 90 percent of the time. The only way to improve the way that Congress fun...