Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: The truths exposed in audio of College of DuPage buyout meetingJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - When one of our reporters asked College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton about her comments in a closed-door board meeting on Dec. 18, she said she prefers to t...
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Urge full funding to help disabledJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - While I would like to think that the governor and legislature care about Illinois citizens with disabilities, their recent actions would indicate just the opposite. Sinc...
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Consider impact of strike, lockoutJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - All faith traditions speak about the most vulnerable in our community, so the negotiations between the governor's office and state employees causes me grave concern. Th...
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Stats Cubs need to monitorJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - It appears to this dyed-in-the-wool Cubs fan that we need two new statistics that the Cubbies could excel at. The first is "lob" or left on bases; second is "nsafp" or...
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Low funding hampers mental health servicesJul 29, 2015 12:00 am - We couldn't agree more with your lead editorial of July 14 about placing a priority on mental health treatment for young people. Unfortunately, as Shannon Harnett, coord...
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Editorial: Municipalities wise not to rely on gambling revenueJul 28, 2015 11:00 pm - The game of chicken Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leadership in Springfield are playing with the budget keeps rearing its head in new ways. Will state workers get pai...
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Stingray deaths deserve probeJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - I'm dismayed and angry about the death of 54 stingrays at the Brookfield Zoo. Senior vice president Bill Ziegler is quoted as saying the "staff is devastated" about thi...
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Take special care of pets in hot weatherJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - The Daily Herald recently ran a photo titled, "Time to Celebrate." The photo depicted several dogs attending an outdoor grooming and microchipping event on the hottest d...
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As state fiddles, developmentally disabled are waitingJul 27, 2015 5:00 am - My son, Bryan, is a happy, loving, hard-working, soon-to-be 17-year-old with moderate to severe autism, who attends a NSSEO school in Palatine. In the two years he has b...
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Happy with quick work by street crewJul 27, 2015 5:00 am - I just wanted to commend the Arlington Heights Department of Public Works. On a Monday I contacted them through email about a group of potholes I go over on my way to wo...