Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Yes to electrical aggregation in Maine Township, Des PlainesOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Because of the combination of rising prices generally for electrical energy and a rate structure allowing ComEd to become more competitive, so-called electrical aggregat...
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Endorsements: Murphy, Burns for DuPage forest preserve boardOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in two contested DuPage County Forest Preserve districts will be asked to choose between incumbent commissioners and their challengers during the Nov. 4 election....
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Endorsement: Yes on Palatine Rural Fire Protection District tax increaseOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - The Palatine Rural Fire Protection District is back before voters with a request for more money after its referendum question last March failed by fewer than 100 votes. ...
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Endorsement: Yes in Prospect Heights to end election of clerk, treasurerOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Prospect Heights voters are being asked to decide whether the city should make do without elected clerk and treasurer positions. We support a yes vote on a move that wou...
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Discrimination alive, well in schoolOct 15, 2014 5:01 am - I recently received a tweet about a young man with Down syndrome. Danny tried out every year for the variety show at Maine South High School, but he was never chosen. Th...
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Take Ebola threat more seriouslyOct 15, 2014 5:01 am - If a man would get on a plane with the intent to kill himself and the 200 or so innocent passengers by igniting his explosive shoes, isn't it not only conceivable but pr...
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'Road from Nowhere' would send jobs awayOct 15, 2014 5:01 am - This is in response to your editorial of Oct. 3, "A waste revisited." Doesn't anyone know where the "Road from Nowhere" goes? Well, it goes to the other waste the politi...
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Praise for church's gracious actionsOct 15, 2014 5:01 am - A most interesting article by Burt Constable, "Jesus hidden for High Holy Days in Catholic Church," on Sept. 30 serves as a profound reminder to us all that appreciating...
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Endorsements: Silvestri, Schneider, Doody-Gorman for Cook County BoardOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - District 9: Silvestri We are pleased to be able to endorse Peter Silvestri, something we haven't been able to do previously because we do not endorse candidates who...
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Endorsement: Cronin an outstanding leader for DuPage CountyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin is seeking his second term to oversee the second-largest county in the state. He is being challenged by Bob Peickert, head of the...