Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Goal should be openness without censureSep 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Ken Sorrick had already put his time in running a school district and dealing with elected board members and the media. The retired North Palos Elementary District 117 s...
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It's not the protesters, it's drivers who gawkSep 02, 2014 5:01 am - I am not a big fan of persons or groups that choose to use the highways and overpasses to promote their cause or political agendas, but they should be no more distractin...
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Show concern for what's more importantSep 02, 2014 5:01 am - The Sept. 1 letter by Laurel Anderson ("Police have right to defend themselves"), in which Ms. Anderson so flippantly dismisses the death of an 18-year-old young man, bu...
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Editorial: The shift to a school calendar that makes senseSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - Some of the best ideas are those that make sense for all the right reasons. They're efficient, cost-effective and play to the strengths of everyone involved. They often ...
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Arlington Hts. denial of term limits not a pretty pictureSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - Let me recount. A large number of people agreed that a petition for term limits should appear on the ballot. One person objected. Three persons of the village board acce...
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Scholarship group has great first eventSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - Excel Beyond 211 Dollars for Scholars is a newly created not-for-profit benefiting college-ready graduates from District 211 high schools who are low income, and the fir...
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Arlington Hts. board should put term limits to votersSep 01, 2014 5:01 am - The denial of the term limit petition presented by Bill Gnech is really quite a disappointment. But really more worrisome is the fact that the village board of Arlington...
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Federal intrusion has been Obama's legacyAug 31, 2014 5:01 am - President Obama recently gloated that he no longer has to lie to the American public since he's not running for office, and his audience applauded and laughed rather tha...
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Putting weapons into the wrong handsAug 31, 2014 5:01 am - Insanity! We give billions in military equipment to Iraq's army, and they refuse to fight and even abandon their equipment. The Kurds, who have been fighting ISIS, have ...
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Davis: Endless quest to see what elected leaders are up toAug 31, 2014 1:01 am - How 'bout that wild and wacky DuPage Forest Preserve District? Let's recap: After a nationwide search for a new executive director, the district found its man right next...