Cook County Opinion
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President has a lot to put up withAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - What a lot of hogwash by the writer who recently claimed President Obama has caused the illegal immigration of children from the south. What would you do, sir, if you we...
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Financial clout shouldn't win votesAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn inherited a state full of debt from George Ryan, who was indicted on federal corruption charges and sent to prison, and Rod Blagojevich, who took over fro...
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March to raise awareness of climate changeAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - Climate change is real, and it's happening now. The good news is that solutions exist. But we must act decisively, and soon. There is a lot of denial and intentional mi...
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Gutierrez fails to serve IllinoisansAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - I was of the impression that Congressman Luis Gutierrez was elected by citizens in the Illinois 4th Congressional District. I was unaware that he also represents El Salv...
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Community-based hives would protect the honeybeeAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - The constant articles about extinction of species, pollutants and climate change are unnerving. One noteworthy problem that can affect the world food supply is the pligh...
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Boomers, let's take back our pound signAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I want to know, when did the pound sign (#) become a hash tag? In my 60-plus years we have always been told press the pound sign at the end of the conversation. So who n...
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Responsible citizens key to strong nationAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I just watched Rep. Jan Schakowsky on "Windy City Live" talking about "live the wage." When you decide to start a family you certainly should be making more than minimum...
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High school drinking still strikes a chordAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - I'm not so old that I can't recall going to an unsupervised high school party or two at which drinking was going on. Let me rephrase that: I don't recall any unsupervise...
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'Best ... worst of times' applies today as wellAug 17, 2014 5:01 am - Charles Dickens said, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." And in my humble opinion, we could say the same thing today. What do we celebrate? Robin Wil...
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The SoapboxAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Two swings, two misses: For the second time in two years, the Arlington Heights electoral board will keep voters from making any decisions on local term limits. Whi...