Cook County Opinion
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Meth bust highlights flaws in legislationMar 10, 2014 4:01 am - The massive meth bust reported in the Herald March 4 ("$1.75 million in meth found during traffic stop") would seem to call into question the potential effectiveness of ...
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Graduated income tax fairest way to goMar 10, 2014 4:01 am - Your March 5 cover story on the fight for a graduated income tax amendment posed the question in a misleading way, given that poor and middle class residents are already...
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Would be funny if it weren't so sadMar 09, 2014 11:01 pm - This would be funny if it weren't so sad Republicans are fond of saying that the best way to stimulate the economy is by seeing to it that people have more money in...
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A fair-minded dispenser of justiceMar 09, 2014 11:01 pm - I am proud to add my enthusiastic endorsement for the judicial candidacy of Judge James C. Hallock. His many years on the bench have shown him to be a wide, fair-minded ...
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Laws don't address self-responsibilityMar 09, 2014 11:01 pm - Regarding your article about dietitians getting "free" education from chip makers, etc. Why does this surprise anyone? This is how our system operates. Kids in school ar...
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Wheeling Jaycees/Bob Chinn's CrabfestMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Jaycees and Bob Chinn's Crab House are partnering for their annual Crabfest during the month of April. The $24 dinner includes your choice of: • 1 lb Snow...
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Who's the one hijacking the primary now?Mar 09, 2014 5:01 am - Turn on your TV or radio and you're sure to hear Bruce Rauner campaign for Illinois governor on the Republican ticket. Mr. Rauner tells us not to allow Gov. Pat Quinn an...
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GOP tycoons lacking a winning strategyMar 09, 2014 5:01 am - According to columnist Gene Lyons (March 2), the false claims about the Affordable Care Act that Americans for Prosperity and the Koch brothers are spreading is really a...
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It's president's job to defend the countryMar 08, 2014 4:01 am - With all the unrest all over the world, Mr. Obama and his czars that are advising him are proposing major cuts to the military. These cuts as reported would bring the mi...
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Choose candidates who will protect lifeMar 08, 2014 4:01 am - Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote a famous play titled "An Enemy of the People" in which Ibsen describes how the townspeople were suffering and dying because the t...