Cook County Opinion
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We're safe, the government said soNov 02, 2014 12:01 am - We're safe, the government said so If you recall, when they wanted to study the killer bees from Africa, they could not study them in Africa, they had to bring them...
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Closing schools for a month is absurdNov 02, 2014 12:01 am - Closing schools for a month is absurd The Waukegan City Administration and the PTA seems to have a dim view of the educational system. Walking the picket line is on...
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Privatization has its own hazardsNov 01, 2014 5:01 am - We have heard for years that the answer to "Big Government" is privatization. Let business take over the day-to-day activity of government and all will be well. In fact,...
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'Cruel' business owners aren't the problemNov 01, 2014 5:01 am - Hearing the president talk about the need to raise the minimum wage makes my skin scrawl when he says it's out of compassion. OK, I'm a business owner, a greedy, selfish...
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News media continue to side with liberalsNov 01, 2014 5:01 am - I guess I really shouldn't be surprised by the liberal media anymore, but I can't understand their ferocious attacks on Roger Goodell and the NFL when some two years ago...
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Forest preserve out to be park districtNov 01, 2014 5:01 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District has again ignored its core mission to preserve and restore the nature of Kane County by turning over forest preserve land for de...
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The SoapboxNov 01, 2014 5:00 am - Something to celebrate: “History of the Suburbs” is a stimulating but comparatively short subject, including when it comes to public and private schools. It's inter...
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Vote for hope, not for QuinnOct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Please, please, please do not return the well-meaning but totally inadequate Pat Quinn to the office of governor of our state. A vote for him is a vote for Michael Madig...
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Time for a change in SpringfieldOct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Voters should ask whether they are happy with Illinois and our leaders. If pleased, then they should vote for the status quo and re-elect incumbents giving Speaker Micha...
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How about some truth in those advertisements?Oct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Have you been listening carefully to the political ads that have flooded the airwaves for the past several weeks? Doesn't "truth in advertising" pertain to them? If so, ...