Cook County Opinion
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State pensions inherently against constitutionJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - State constitution: the fundamental principles by which a state is governed. I question the legality of the part of the Illinois Constitution regarding the pension syste...
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Editorial: Homeless education funding scarce but neededJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - As we learned in staff writer Melissa Silverberg's story on Sunday, homeless students stopped a long time ago being just a Chicago problem. The number of Northwest subur...
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Heller Lumber an integral part of Arlington Hts.Jul 28, 2014 5:01 am - As a long time business owner in Arlington Heights, I sympathize with the Heller Lumber family in regards to the TIF situation. The Heller family business has been an in...
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Keep tall buildings in Chicago, not hereJul 28, 2014 5:01 am - Here we go again! The Arlington Heights Village Board has taken upon itself to decide we need to tear down established businesses for the "new" TIF district (Daily Heral...
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What a great thing for BG police to doJul 28, 2014 5:01 am - They serve, they protect and they have HEART! What a winning combination Buffalo Grove presents. That's why my family lives here. (Other communities) are all business, p...
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Talk of 'pain' distorts public's view of taxesJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - I just finished Bruce DeSilva's detective novel "Providence Rag." As you might have deduced by the title, it's mainly about investigative journalism. In one of the chap...
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Change the law to end immigration abuseJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - There's been a good deal of posturing on all sides about what to do with the children here illegally from Central America, and the president has asked for the enormous s...
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Cartoons provide just the right commentaryJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - "Pictures are worth 1,000 words" - it's true. I am sure I'm not the only reader who finds the humor, anger, pathos, agreement and just plain joy in the choice of cartoon...
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Women still have many contraception choicesJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - The Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, have stated that the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision is destroying women's health care and depriving them of contraceptives....
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2043 can't come quickly enoughJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - After hearing U.S. Attorney General speak the other day I thought to myself - the year 2043 can't come fast enough. He spoke of how many of the people who oppose himself...