Cook County Opinion
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Attack ISIS now or face worse war laterFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated June of 1914. One person killed, resulting in the First World War and 116,516 dead American military personn...
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Editorial: JRW and remembering what we celebrateFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - For those of us who feel embarrassed and betrayed by the fleeting sense of pride and admiration inspired by the story of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team's ma...
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Endorsement: Daluga, Lohmeyer, Windon for Barrington village boardFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - The six candidates for three Barrington village board seats fall firmly into two camps. On the one side, you have incumbents Jim Daluga and Robert Windon and newcomer J...
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Endorsement: Selman, Meroni and Maison for Barrington Hills village boardFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Many towns would love to have the problems Barrington Hills has: Protecting a bucolic suburb with more than 6,000 acres of forest preserves, very little violent crime an...
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Rauner must stop blaming middle classFeb 10, 2015 11:01 pm - Rauner must stop blaming middle class When Governor Rauner blames the state's financial woes on unions and proposes local governments be allowed to make their towns...
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Rauner salaries are change, all rightFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Rauner states, Illinois public employee compensation is among the highest in the nation. He references these jobs and government pensions as unsustainable and a big...
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Strong policies needed on campus rapeFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - I am a Vanderbilt alumnus and most proud of Vanderbilt's stance regarding sexual violence. Two of the six football players accused as rapists and other deviant activit...
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Gun rule needs to be reversedFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - Less than 1 percent of people in Illinois (and less than one-half of 1 percent in Cook County) applied for concealed carry permits in 2014. So why do 99 percent of us h...
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Those who do not vaccinate need restrictionsFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - The great thing about our country is that we have the freedom to make choices. While we may not all agree on everything, we do agree that as an American we should be abl...
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Resisters uninformed about need for vaccinesFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - The past few weeks have proved that the past hysteria that MMR inoculations causes autism is still alive and well. I have seen parents on all three cable networks trying...