Cook County Opinion
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Visit 'Cupcakes and Cookies for College'Mar 24, 2014 5:00 am - Autism on the rise to 1 in 88 children, adults with autism and other developmental disabilities need education and vocational training through high school and especially...
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Bring the pooper scooper on walks, peopleMar 24, 2014 5:00 am - My dog and I went for a walk at Friendship Park recently. Unfortunately, we had to dodge dog waste not only on the exposed areas of grass, but on the walking path as wel...
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Cutting fossil fuel usage is morally rightMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - Spring is finally here, and what a winter it has been. And what extreme storms Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina were. Extreme weather is another indication of clima...
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'Pollution' a term for campaign rhetoricMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - Mr. Roland G. Ley's letter of March 2 rightfully calls for less partisanship and more conscious consideration of the problem(s) of climate change. However, there is very...
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Congrats to all for reversing climate changeMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - To reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming, President Obama and the Democrats have, among many other things, shut down coal mines, curtailed oil and gas drilli...
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Farnham successor should be pro-lifeMar 24, 2014 12:01 am - Now that state Rep. Keith Farnham's 43rd District seat is open, I have only one suggestion in regards to replacing him. Please choose a pro-life candidate. Farnham and h...
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World community needs focus on hungerMar 23, 2014 5:01 am - The United Nations and the world community in the year 2000 had a plan to cut world hunger in half, but the now the figures are the same. The U.N., Communists, socialist...
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Tollway, water agency did due diligenceMar 23, 2014 5:01 am - In a March 4 opinion piece, the Daily Herald asserts there was a lack of planning and foresight on the part of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and the Northwes...
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In support of Elgin charter schoolMar 23, 2014 12:01 am - In support of Elgin charter school As a parent of elementary school-aged children in Elgin, I am excited about the possibility of the public math and science-focuse...
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We could evolve into a dictatorshipMar 23, 2014 12:01 am - We could evolve into a dictatorship Responding to a letter by Robert Chmela, in 1787, 55 delegates convened to revise the Articles of Confederation. But this did no...