Cook County Opinion
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Pipeline vote shows hypocrisy of GOP promisesFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - Now that Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress, they can start to carry out their promise to propose legislation that helps the American people includin...
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Give Obama credit for positive eventsFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - In reading Richard Olhava's letter of Jan. 12, I think a response is definitely in order. One does not need to be a bleeding-heart liberal to admit to him or herself the...
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Our economy needs Keystone PipelineFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - I am addressing the article "Do we need the Keystone Pipeline?" My answer: Yes, definitely. For umpteen years, we have been paying our hard-earned money to the alread...
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Noise isn't the only problem from airportFeb 05, 2015 12:01 am - What's in the air? Noise being emitted from O'Hare means either moving or earplugs. Take it or leave it, and save the 160,000 bucks in grants for something solvable. My ...
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Freedom also requires responsibilityFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Violence is never an acceptable reaction to mere words or images. Muslims, along with other world leaders condemned the recent barbarism in Paris. Thousands demonstrate...
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Entire COD board should resignFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Due to the lack of fiduciary responsibility of the College of DuPage board of trustees to the college and its students, I think the entire board except for Vice Chairman...
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Fond memories are respite from newsFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - It's so good, if only for a few days, to see some words put more on the back burner. Words like murder, rape, robbery, abuse and even storm, cold, etc., and, in place of...
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Turn around question on sexuality choiceFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Ken Libowicz of Hoffman Estates shared some disturbing opinions in his letter published Jan. 20. He is clearly intolerant of homosexuals, and spelled it out in a rash of...
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Feds must lead on education reformFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - A Jan. 15, open letter to Arne Duncan, secretary, U.S. Department of Education, was inspired by John Gerdy's recent book, "Ball or Bands: Football vs. Music as an Educ...
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Facts show deficit decreasingFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - The Congressional Budget Office projected recently that the federal deficit will shrink to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office. The CBO says that t...