Cook County Opinion
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The SoapboxMay 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Driven to generosity: There are still good Samaritans around, as we learned following Heidi Conner's harrowing story after a deer leapt off an overpass and crashed ...
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Stop the exodus of Illinois companiesMay 02, 2014 5:01 am - Hey you - you in Springfield. You, who are supposed to be representing us. How long must we wait before you start? Today's paper announces that Walgreen is under pressur...
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Time will tell what 'right side of history' isMay 01, 2014 5:01 am - The other day the Obama administration announced it had hit their goal of 7 million signed up for Obamacare. After months no specific numbers, we are told it is now exac...
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Unfair to ban young lacrosse playersMay 01, 2014 12:01 am - Unfair to ban young lacrosse players Kaneland High School lacks a lacrosse club, so four of their ambitious freshmen joined the Geneva High School club to continue ...
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Editorial: Public need meets private good in Harper programApr 30, 2014 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, we read about Denise Owens, a single mom who has survived a bad marriage and bad kidneys, and who turned her life around with a determined spirit and help fr...
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Closing Maryville will put patients at riskApr 30, 2014 5:01 am - Des Plaines-based Maryville Behavioral Health Hospital filed a petition to close its facility and will be seeking to get on the agenda for the June 3 meeting of the Illi...
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Taxpayers, beware of gambling greedApr 30, 2014 5:01 am - The recent article on the position taken by the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines to request "tax relief" if casino gambling in our area is expanded should alarm all taxpayer...
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Story could harm image of radio operatorsApr 30, 2014 5:01 am - A recent story in the Daily Herald said Raymond Kelly of Waukegan, who pleaded guilty to broadcasting racial slurs over the portable radio system used by the Lake County...
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Tolerance applies to religious speech, tooApr 29, 2014 5:01 am - Never have I heard such blab about tolerance and political correctness coming from the most intolerant of all - the homosexual activists. They have determined somehow th...
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Editorial: Lessons of Libertyville's downtown success storyApr 29, 2014 5:00 am - If Libertyville's story can serve as a model for successful downtown renovations - and we believe it can - then what are some of the key lessons to take from it? Some ob...