Cook County Opinion
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Doesn't want trash pickups to changeJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - I am writing in regard to the article in the May 19 Daily Herald about elimination of twice weekly pickup. About every four years this matter comes up. I am in favor of ...
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Hot over village's policy on canopiesJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - Beware residents of Mount Prospect! Did you realize you cannot erect a canopy on any property in Mount Prospect? No type of sunshade canopy can be used on ANY of your la...
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Jun 08, 2015 5:00 am - A lot of people made Spring 5K a success On behalf of the Hanover Township officials and all the staff and volunteers, I would like to thank the community for their...
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We need to understand the science of climate changeJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Wally Degner learned about the exchange of CO2 between plants and humans in the sixth grade. A generation ago, it was the disappearing ozone layer. Moneyed interests wit...
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Step aside, Madigan, and give Rauner's reforms a chanceJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Rauner was elected to effect change. His turnaround agenda is the road map to recovery. Speaker Madigan is the roadblock. On a recent WBBM interview, Madigan said...
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'I, me, mine' at the root of our problemsJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - The "me first'" prevailing American attitude, seemingly in vogue since the '80s has proved to be the crux of most of our problems as we limp forward. Until that selfish...
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Honest mistake, dishonest replyJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - While David Filar in his June 2 letter was expressing amusement over Wally Degner's temperature statistics put forth in his May 24 letter, I was fuming, knowing Degner's...
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Public employees are taxpayers, tooJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - In May 15 "Your views" Bob Foys of Inverness has a letter about union members and tax paying. I was a private sector union member (Teamster) worked for a truck line for ...
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Get respect from police by respecting the lawJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama's "Task Force on 21st Century Policing" released the following in response to rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere. They recommend "to stop prov...
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Thanks for teaching about government budgetsJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - It was enlightening to read Kyra Tessmann's letter of May 26 regarding her government class and what her teacher, Mr. Kuhn, has taught his students regarding government ...