Cook County Opinion
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Big oil making obscene profitsJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - This year, U.S. taxpayers will be giving $700 billion to ExxonMobil, Shell and Marathon Petroleum and that's on top of what you're paying at the pump. Recently, the Inte...
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School boards must lead in pension controlJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Is anybody listening? The Sunday, June 21, Daily Herald contained reports on school district spending on new and worthwhile programs, but there was no mention of schoo...
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Climate 'denier' label an insultJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Many commenters published here assert that the world and the U.S. need to dramatically reduce carbon emissions to save the planet from what they claim will be the catast...
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Trump can't be taken seriouslyJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - The word of the day is egomaniac. An egomaniac is a person with an obsessive preoccupation with oneself and is someone who follows their own ungoverned impulses, is po...
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State pension rules have it backwardJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - I am writing to thank you for the excellent article by Jake Griffin on the behavior of one Peter Murphy of the Illinois Association of Park Districts. I found his smi...
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Here's how Illinois, Greece are similarJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Why is Illinois like Greece? Both approve spending plans and guarantee pension benefits for workers that they have not funded with appropriate taxes. Both legislatur...
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Government has obligation to be competentJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - For our nation to remain strong, the vast majority of its citizens must be confident in a government's ability to perform vital functions at acceptable levels. It is wit...
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Intimidation is no way to protect freedomJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - The main thing we are ALL fortunate to have in America is an abundance of freedoms. It is in great part what separates us from much of the world. Although not specifical...
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Another key service from paramedicsJul 03, 2015 12:00 am - Reading Marilyn Seitz' letter in the Daily Herald June 17, praising Dr. Stanley Zydlo for founding the paramedic program in the Northwest suburbs reminds me of other ben...
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Take care of our own needy firstJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - When I read today's Herald, I am so very ashamed to say I am a citizen of the great(?) U.S.A. In recent paper was an article about decorated hero Adam Taylor, who rec...