Cook County Opinion
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Trump distractionsSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - I read a fellow Elginite's submission in the Sept. 15 edition. He bemoans the amount of infrastructure work needed in this country. How do you expect Trump to concentrat...
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State needs to do its part to save the beesSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - People have been destroying ecosystems for generations now and that will catch up with us in an extinction event if we don't change our selfish ways. Now, we threaten po...
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The link between morals, gun violenceSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Yet another letter is blaming gun violence on a lack of moral values in this country. These letters all appear to be written by conservatives. Let me ask them this: Do m...
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National treasures threatened by Trump energy policySep 16, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump has recently asked the Secretary of Agriculture to open the Tongass National Forest to the logging industry. This old-growth forest and national t...
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Christian values?Sep 16, 2019 1:00 am - When I first thought about responding to Fred Dryden's letter published on Sept. 7, my first thought was to ask which biblical values and then point out some of the horr...
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Trump has had to do everything aloneSep 15, 2019 1:00 am - Congrats to Paul Saam on his letter of Thursday, Sept. 12. I agree that the Democrats have done nothing for me for the last 3½ years and now want my vote. We need bridge...
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"Celebrity Apprentice," The SequelSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - And another one bites the dust. In this case, it's Mr. John Bolton, the nation's national security adviser. While no one should be surprised at this latest fiasco, as th...
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Give fireworks a rest after the FourthSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - As I was sitting on our porch Sept. 1, I was able to listen to fireworks exploding for maybe one half-hour. I'll have to admit that it was only intermittent, but still …...
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Taxi rides provide illumination about crisis of immigrationSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - By Bill Decker Guest columnist When I read or hear stories about the current immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border, the word "cacophony" frequently comes to min...
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A united AmericaSep 08, 2019 1:00 am - A slogan and a challenge: Democrats - a 2020 Vision for a United America: A Clean Climate, a Living Wage, Health Care, Justice for All in Peace. That's a program and a p...