Cook County Opinion
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Black leaders should refocus efforts against violenceDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - How do the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton make someone like Michael Brown a poster child for racism? Did the youth not rob a store, manhandle the owner and attac...
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Liberalism won't get us closer to prosperityDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - After reading Mr. Jim Peterson's Nov. 23 comment, I am amazed at how anyone can believe the liberal talking points and all this global warming information put out by the...
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What good are latent apologies?Dec 03, 2014 4:01 am - Of what value is an apology after conveying an injurious statement that has been repudiated by the public? The latest time-delayed apology was after the Obama children w...
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Editorial: Find middle ground on adjuncts who are retiredDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - When the school year ends, Oakton Community College plans to dismiss dozens of adjunct instructors who are retired and collecting a state pension. The school recently wa...
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Tolls are on a roll in this stateDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - Today the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, tomorrow Route 53, next week I-290, then Mannheim Road, Route 72, Route 58, Route 19, Route 20, Elston Avenue, and so on. Last night...
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'Fashioning' of Ferguson story?Dec 02, 2014 11:01 pm - 'Fashioning' of Ferguson story? I find it fascinating how Associated Press writers Jim Slater and David Lieb fashioned their story - in a literal sense of the word ...
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Race relations kept in an uproarDec 02, 2014 11:01 pm - Race relations kept in an uproar Kudos to the grand jury in Ferguson. Mo. They listened to all the witnesses and evidence presented to them and got it right that Da...
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State should look in the mirror on wagesDec 02, 2014 4:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn and the Democrats have been jumping up and down over increasing the minimum wage. Those greedy businessmen will not pay a living wage. Republicans want pe...
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President's in charge but cluelessDec 02, 2014 4:00 am - I see the president's reaction to the "Gruber tapes" is the same one he has used several times before. You know the one, the "I am really angry ... I will get to the bot...
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Find the real disconnect in votesDec 01, 2014 4:01 am - In his letter of Nov. 19, Mr. Morgan requested comments on theories of why so many voted for a governor who was against ballot initiatives that they favored ("Disconnect...