Cook County Opinion
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Don't forget about Lilac FestivalAug 16, 2015 12:00 am - According to an Aug. 1 "Soapbox" statement, "A town the size of Lombard should have a flagship festival." In fact, Lombard has had one for 85 years. The annual Lilac Fes...
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Explain meaning of acronymsAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - "STEM classes coming to more middle school students": This headline caught my attention and I read the whole article to see if I could find out what STEM stood for. My c...
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Go ahead and say it: compromiseAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - To all politicians, compromise is not a dirty word. Barbara Kinley Buffalo Grove ...
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Here's an idea for Congress' war hawksAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Many figures in Congress are pushing for the United States to send armies to the Middle East to fight ISIS and other "enemies." They also want the U. S. to bomb Iran rat...
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Universal health care is the normAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - I would just like to inform all those (mostly Republican) neighbors of mine who are critical of Obamacare that the concept is not new. My Boston cousins have enjoyed it...
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Organization helps fight sex tradeAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - A July letter from an Antioch woman praised Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk for co-sponsoring the "End Modern Slavery Initiative" in the U.S. Senate. I heartily agree - especial...
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Rauner ending hope with vulture modelAug 14, 2015 12:00 am - Manufacturing a crisis has given governors the green light to slash programs, threaten bankruptcy, destroy unions and blame public workers for all their state's economic...
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We're making legal immigrants second-classAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Within the last week, a writer asked to explain the difference between an illegal alien and an immigrant. The United States in its wisdom sets quotas by country and ca...
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Questions about middle classAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Mr. Speaker, your Aug. 5 opinion piece in the Daily Herald, "Let's cooperate, with moderation," initiated a public dialogue. Let's continue that dialogue right here on t...
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Planned Parenthood vote seals position on KirkAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Sen. Mark Kirk has voted and conspired with Senate Democrats to support Parent Parenthood's ghoulish harvesting and selling of aborted baby parts. Here's how it works: ...