Cook County Opinion
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Letter: Balance solves more than extremesNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - I have heard about global warming since my college days at the University of Colorado between 1988 and 1993. And I am a green, so to speak. But I think we, as a species...
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Letter: Joe Maddon fulfilled Cubs fans' dreamsNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - I had hoped to write "Thanks for Joe; thanks to Joe." But the Cubs showed the bad judgment of not only letting Joe Maddon go, but of not hiring Joe Girardi either. Muc...
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Letter: Hate and ignorance are our enemiesNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - While it is obvious to anyone who has the intellect to see and understand the facts, or the open mindedness to see the truth, Donald Trump is an unfit, unstable, habitua...
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Editorial: Lake Park officials need detailed policy for vetting volunteersNov 10, 2019 10:00 pm - News that Lake Park High School head football coach Chris Roll had been removed from his position upset some parents and students, who were quick to point out how much R...
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Editorial: Hope for the best, but be realistic about Arlington ParkNov 02, 2019 2:00 pm - Last month, Arlington International Racecourse marked its 92nd anniversary as the host of thoroughbred racing in the Northwest suburbs. On Oct. 13, 1927, more than 20,00...
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Voices will be heardOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - Every Republican should have to answer this question, yes or no. "Is it acceptable for the president of the United States to ask a foreign country to investigate a polit...
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Honor the ADA: Medical Diagnostic Equipment AccessibilityOct 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Last month I stood at the base of a waterfall at Yosemite National Park, thinking, "How am I going to hike 3,327 feet of elevation?" I looked up to see the rugged terrai...
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Letter: Live up to the Statue of Liberty poem's meaningOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - The Statue of Liberty poem says: "Give me your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, ...
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Letter: Republican presidents have abandoned allies beforeOct 20, 2019 1:00 am - What do the Kurds and the Montagnard people have in common? Simple. They both have been thrown under the bus after having done the bidding of the U.S. For those who don...
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Peterson: Idealism amid the competing interests of foreign policyOct 20, 2019 1:00 am - Samantha Power came to prominence when she authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "The Problem from hell: America and the Age of Genocide" in 2003, which examined how ...