Cook County Opinion
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'Responsible bidding' underscores responsibility on both sidesMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the March 20 Daily Herald article, "Elgin fears union, apprenticeship requirements limit bids it gets." The premise of the ...
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Editorial: Imagine the possibilities of Harper's promise of free college tuitionMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - Give a moment to this intriguing paragraph that opens a marketing message that Harper College in Palatine is to begin circulating Monday: "What if we could promise every...
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Pension crisis is not realMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - Dear justices, there is no Illinois pension crisis. There is plenty of money to fully fund Illinois pension funds. Conservative activists are manufacturing the percepti...
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Muslims seeing path of all immigrantsMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - "Our Kids Are Not Terrorists" (March 22) was a well-written and timely update to a saga as old as the American immigration experience. Before Americans of the Islamic ...
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There is science in opposition to GMOsMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - Patrick Beach of Palatine warns us to not be lured by "anti-science, anti-business Luddite-thinking people," referring to the GMO debate. I am very pro-science, and pro...
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The Soapbox: Dirty politics and Congrats StevensonMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - Silly season: Actually it's not. Elections are serious, but some groups insist on denigrating them with petty politics and trickery. Such is the case with a flier b...
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Candidate will restore sanity in East DundeeMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to encourage voters to vole for Alan Hall for East Dundee village trustee. I have known and worked with Alan for over seven years ...
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Road conditions were deplorableMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - Someone needs to find out who is responsible for the deplorable, unacceptable conditions on Route 53 northbound and southbound after the overnight snow this week. With ...
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Court reporting is a high-tech recordMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - This is in response to the letter "Court reporting can go a step further" by Adelore Petrie. I've been a certified shorthand reporter for 20 years. For your information,...
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Editorial: Arlington Hts. nonprofit fights to save heroin addicts, one naloxone injector at a timeMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - In a nondescript little office on the north side of Arlington Heights, history is being made in the war on heroin overdose. For the first time, the lifesaving drug nalo...