Cook County Opinion
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Pipelines endanger Great LakesJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Oil and water do not mix. There are two 20 inch diameter oil pipelines at the bottom of the 270-feet-deep Straits of Mackinac. They transport 20 million gallons of oil ...
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Blame Democrats for budget impasseJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Democrats are responsible for Illinois budget stalemate. Democrats submitted a budget that has spending far exceeding revenues. Democrats could have reduced spending t...
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Columnist misunderstands term 'progeressive'Jul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Burt Constable's article in the July 6 Daily Herald was thought-provoking in many ways. Actions that have changed society in accordance with his views are not always ...
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Missed chance for link to historyJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Last Saturday's Daily Herald had an article on John Jay. It was supplied by AP and not written by the Herald's local staffers. This missed an opportunity to mention th...
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Religious values still standJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - With all due respect to Burt Constable, after reading his story on pro-life hero Arlene Sawicki, I have to wonder what planet he's coming from. In this world, families...
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Modern-day tale of two citiesJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..." So Dickens began his tale of Paris and London near the end of the 18th Century. His introduction continues to c...
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How sad if sales tax hike is our best optionJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - With a budget deficit ready to swallow up Cook County and a Republican governor bent on even more cuts, what is the solution? Tony Preckwinkle, president of the Cook ...
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The real bullies of BenghaziJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - In reading Richard Cohen's column today, I noticed the glaring absence of any mention of the recently released emails by the State Department which prove that Clinton an...
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Bill offers hope to disease sufferersJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) at the age of 10 months. Since the diagnosis 16 years ago, every day has been a struggle to keep Luke's blood glucose lev...
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Marriage is a civil, not religious contractJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - I hope this will be the last time that I shall have to point out to Mr. Jim Finnegan and all those who think of marriage in the USA as a religious contract. On the contr...