Cook County Opinion
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Where is the outrage over these deaths?Jun 11, 2015 1:00 am - Memorial Day weekend in Chicago and the shooting casualty toll on the South Side was 12 killed and 44 wounded. Where's the outrage? Not a peep from our president or hi...
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Letter misunderstood teacher pensionsJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - I would like to address several important omissions missing from Greg Simpson's letter on May 30 regarding state teacher pensions. No. 1: He noted that most teachers wi...
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Politics, science and the distinctionJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - The June 4 "Your Views" headline "Avoid politics disguised as science" reminded me of a Moon Mullins comic strip of half a century ago. It was the era of the familiar ph...
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Climate alarmists need new focusJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - Mark Reynolds of Citizen's Climate Lobby probably cannot be convinced that "climate change" has not been settled. But 10,000 years ago, there were glaciers over 2,000 fe...
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...
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D87 has misplaced spending prioritiesJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - In the May 28 edition of the Daily Herald, there is an article titled "District 87 decides to fund boys co-op swim teams." The article states: "Sports programs cost mone...
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Alderman is always responsiveJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - My wife, daughter and son have lived in Alderman Dick Sayad's 4th ward in Des Plaines for 21 years. During this time, we have reached out to Alderman Sayad a few times f...
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Editorial: PADS, housing authority failed to trust public about homeless projectJun 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It would be easy to dismiss the squabble over a plan to move a residential program for chronically homeless people with mental illness into an Ela Township neighborhood ...
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Frisbie herself is a historical treasureJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - Margery Frisbie is herself a historical treasure in Arlington Heights. My husband had the good fortune of being born here almost 80 years ago and I got here some 20 year...
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Showing the courage of their convictionsJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - Just a note to applaud Greg Padovani for having the courage to make an unpopular decision in canceling the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade because, as the leader o...