Cook County Opinion
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Early information often incompleteMay 12, 2014 5:01 am - Letters to the editor reflect the short memories of many readers who want so badly to blame the first verbal responses from the administration for the tragedy at Benghaz...
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Leave enforcement goals to local policeMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - We are writing this letter in opposition to SB 3411 and ask you to consider the following points regarding traffic enforcement and the positive effect it has on our comm...
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Taxes are never really temporaryMay 11, 2014 12:01 am - Taxes are never really temporary I read with interest the recent story about how the state of Illinois and the DuPage Mayors Conference wants to make the temporary ...
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Here's what Americans really wantMay 10, 2014 5:01 am - Speaker of the U.S. House John Boehner is convening a special committee to once again investigate events in Bengazi, even though there is no new information. The House c...
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America has been good to Walgreen Co.May 10, 2014 5:01 am - The Walgreen Co. was founded in 1901 by the late Charles Walgreen and has grown to what it is today. "We're America's premier pharmacy," It's slogan proudly proclaims. W...
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Keep local control of schools strongMay 10, 2014 5:01 am - As superintendents of school districts representing over 213,000 students across Illinois, we are acutely aware of how important it is to have lawmakers in Springfield w...
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Theft of girl's beloved doll deplorableMay 10, 2014 5:01 am - This is a letter to the person who stole an American Girl doll from my 7-year-old granddaughter on Friday, May 2, around 6:15 p.m. at Woodfield Mall. I wanted you to kno...
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President doing little on race relationsMay 09, 2014 5:01 am - President Obama was on a trip to the Far East to support our allies in that region but diverted his attention from that important mission to interject himself into the D...
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Editorial: Lombard did the right thing, but needs a policyMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - One of the surest signs of spring for 85 years in the suburbs has been Lilac Time, Lombard's annual festival celebrating the beauty of the lilacs that blanket Lilacia Pa...
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A thought exercise on prayer, deityMay 08, 2014 5:01 am - Last week the National Day of Prayer was observed. It is a very curious concept, if you look at it logically (ignoring the initial hurdle of church/state separation). In...