Cook County Opinion
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Hastert caught in 'tangled web'Jun 03, 2015 1:00 am - Holy Cow. I don't know what's more shocking. Dennis Hastert's indictment, the fact he has the ability to pay millions in (unsuccessful) hush money or stupidly lying to t...
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We must fix chicken-raising practicesJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Why isn't there a public outcry over the root cause of the rampant Asian flu virus decimating our chicken and turkeys in Iowa and elsewhere? You can't raise fowl in me...
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Bankers should be the ones in handcuffsJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - FIFA officials were marched out of their Zurich, Switzerland, offices in handcuffs as United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch vowed to wipe out the systematic corru...
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Numbers are ominous on climate changeJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - I found Wally Degner's May 24 letter in "Your Views" quite amusing. That 1.5 degree average temperature change is for the USA only and covers 139 years not 115. Other co...
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Illinois deserves better than WalkerJun 02, 2015 12:01 am - By comparing two states under the leadership of two different governors, we can see a clear difference. Having a $3.66 billion budget deficit and an unemployment rate of...
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Headline unfairly labels cop shootingJun 02, 2015 12:01 am - The headline, from the Sunday, May 31, edition, read "Man shot by police during rescue attempt." Can you get a more misleading headline? This headline gives the impress...
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Don't overlook the good many bikers doJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - With all the media attention biker gangs in Waco, Texas, are getting, we need to remember that the great majority of bikers are top notch citizens who work hard to benef...
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Pools aren't expected to pay for themselvesJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - Would you rather have kids hang out on street corners, than have a community pool to spend their summers learning how to swim? Where is it written that every public fac...
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Editorials fail to hold officials accountableJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - I feel compelled to finally drop a note to the board because of another milquetoast editorial {this one of May 27} where you ambiguously lament the actions of our legisl...
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Ready for a game played with the feetMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - I'm really ready for some FOOTball. How about a game where the foot really does matter rather than damaged heads? So, there's the Bears' Ray McDonald story. Who knows wh...