Cook County Opinion
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Stick to the facts about Bartholomew, not what 'appears' to be trueAug 17, 2015 5:00 am - To the opinion makers at the Daily Herald. An opinion should be based on fact. In April 2014 the Des Plaines city council voted to NOT give a raise to Mike Bartholomew. ...
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Maybe voting is a waste, after allAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - A friend of mine and I went to a local watering hole for lunch and a few drinks. The conversation ebbed and flowed, when finally the talk turned to voting. My friend sai...
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Elgin's dangerous Chihuahua, Toby Keith's bar, other news from dog days of summerAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. All-about-dogs-more-or-less edition. One Daily Herald editor offers semi-bite-sized bits of wit and wisdom on news from the suburbs in the past week. ...
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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...