Cook County Opinion
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Bikes, walkers, cars not a good mixAug 30, 2014 5:01 am - The Barrington Hills bikers are interesting, but Boulder, Colo., is even more so. There, pedestrians of any sort have right of way at any location. If you drive in Bould...
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Gun proposal wouldn't quell the shootingsAug 30, 2014 5:01 am - In Chicago there are 30, 40, 50 shootings every week. A year ago, Gov. Pat Quinn and members of the Illinois legislature patted themselves on the back for passing the "t...
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Concealed carry needed to defend ourselvesAug 30, 2014 5:01 am - This is in response to Matt Flamm's commentary on Aug. 21 regarding the original intent of the Second Amendment. Thank goodness we have Mr. Flamm's interpretation of the...
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Where's the peace the White House mentions?Aug 30, 2014 1:01 am - I read my paper daily. There must be another edition that I don't receive. Could you please deliver the edition that includes the articles on "world tranquillity" that I...
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Saturday Soapbox: Talking politics, chickens, baseball and moreAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - And they're off: It's Labor Day weekend and the real racing begins. This November, we'll select a governor and other state officers and legislators; we'll elect a U...
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Use voice of the people, not the lawyersAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - My parents came to America from Ireland in the 1920s. In spite of their meager, third-grade education, they were able to work, save money, buy a home in Chicago with cas...
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Choose only one to blameAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - Ronald Bearwald's Aug. 26 letter ("When will president work for us?") does pose some interesting points. Everyone in U.S. government does ultimately "work for the presid...
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Let's see the payoff from health care lawAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - In 2011, USA Today reported that hospitals were losing $49 billion a year because of "uninsureds." Well, now that we have the Affordable Care Act in place that figure sh...
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Schakowsky shows little concern for veteransAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky has suggested eliminating so-called signature strikes of drone aircraft from military and intelligence operations because many such strikes ...
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Dist. 214 giving a big gift to itselfAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - Whoopee, the District 214 board overtaxed us by $45 million and now they can't wait to spend all the money. Does anyone think this wasn't planned, or did the money just ...