Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: School using controversy as a teaching momentApr 10, 2014 5:00 am - Little good can ever be expected to come of a sexting scandal at a middle school. But if one occurs, it requires delicate handling - as officials at Barrington Middle Sc...
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Equity lacking in state championshipsApr 10, 2014 12:01 am - Non-boundary schools have won a disproportionate number of state titles the past 35 years as part of the IHSA. While comprising less than 20 percent of the membership th...
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GOP becoming party of selfishnessApr 09, 2014 5:01 am - Thank you, Mr. Skeet (Your Views, March 24), I didn't know I had such a devoted follower; now if you could only understand what I wrote. I did not recommend reinstating ...
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Look at motives of Keystone opponentsApr 09, 2014 5:01 am - Mr. Ellis' March 27 letter in which he suggests marketing our huge supply of natural gas to European countries is one I have supported, with little or no acceptance from...
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Confront problems on military basesApr 09, 2014 12:01 am - Confront problems on military bases Another shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Can't this administration and Congress get the problem that's happening on our military b...
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Editorial: The rewards of persistence in a cold caseApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Seventeen years is a long time to wait for anything. But Tuesday was the day the family of Amber Creek finally received some answers, And now they can perhaps start coun...
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Kind gestures will lead to yesteryear's gloryApr 08, 2014 5:01 am - It takes only one small act of kindness to make someone's entire day. Yesterday, while watching the golf channel, the commentators focused on a putt for someone far back...
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Let's clear out the career politiciansApr 08, 2014 5:01 am - On April 1, state Sen. Kirk Dillard wrote that votes were not cast for him because of polls, the media and how much money some people had spent. Sen. Dillard, I did not ...
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U.S. should provide basic medical coverage to allApr 08, 2014 5:01 am - Ask anyone who has sold insurance about getting people to part with cash for the intangible of coverage of any sort. When do people want insurance? After the accident of...
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Editorial: Travel questions underscore need for transparency, discliplineApr 08, 2014 5:00 am - We recently asked veteran College of Lake County board member Barbara Oilschlager to explain some of her taxpayer-funded expense reimbursements included in a Daily Heral...