Cook County Opinion
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No ifs, ands or butts: The times are changingNov 24, 2014 4:01 am - I just read the article written by Joseph Pisani which was printed on the front page of the Business section below the fold in the Daily Herald on Nov. 12. The subject f...
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Suburban schools would lose millionsNov 24, 2014 4:01 am - This newspaper has been featuring front-page stories on Senate Bill 16 hearings in the Illinois House. This was the bill passed by the Senate last spring and sets up a n...
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Column sparked memories of past serviceNov 24, 2014 4:01 am - Michael Gerson's Oct. 28 column on the L'Arche program for the disabled was a very touching piece that brought to mind the years I spent working with Spred, an agency of...
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Letter's claim against marijuana backfiresNov 24, 2014 4:00 am - This is a response to David Ronske's Nov. 11 letter about how supporting the legalization of marijuana is "hypocritical" of people who acknowledge that other substances ...
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Tea Party prefers to undermine ObamaNov 24, 2014 12:01 am - John Boehner and the Republicans are upset that the president is going to act through Executive Power to improve our broken immigration system. But, the GOP has had 511 ...
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Retired Oakton teachers have much to offerNov 23, 2014 4:01 am - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines has just announced that it will not rehire retired teachers who have come back to teach one or two courses a term. This came abou...
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New Senate will only add to gridlockNov 23, 2014 4:01 am - As a firmly liberal-side voter, I found last week's election results very concerning. I'm not a fan of either Bruce Rauner or Mr. Madigan, so I look forward to seeing th...
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Fix the side streets, too, pleaseNov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - While many busy highways like Route 20 receive attention for crucial adjustment, some other roads have yet to see any type of repair. Although repairing or altering road...
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The SoapboxNov 22, 2014 4:01 am - Scrape it off: A Palatine High School cross country runner was seriously hurt this week when a car hit him, and Palatine police cited the driver for failure to yiel...
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Obamacare came to us through deceptionNov 22, 2014 4:00 am - The Nov. 14 story in the Daily Herald echoes the reality of the five videos, dating to 2011, in which Jonathan Gruber, the major architect of the Affordable care Act, or...