Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Courtney, Morita and Santos for Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's generous salary for what's described as a part-time position has attracted 10 candidates for the three open positions in th...
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Endorsement: Werfel for Lake County Board Dist. 6Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The two Republican candidates vying for the District 6 seat on the Lake County Board agree on the issues far more than they disagree. Tim Powell, a retired 30-year sheri...
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Endorsements: Ishmael, Martin, Taylor for Kane County BoardFeb 20, 2014 12:00 am - There are primaries in three Kane County Board races: between Democrats in District 3, and Republicans in districts 5 and 11. In District 3, we endorse challenger Donal...
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Beware of Obama taking matters into own handsFeb 19, 2014 4:00 am - Do you know how Hitler took power in Germany? Mussolini in Italy? How about Stalin? More recently, Chavez in Venezuela? They all talked about how they had to act for the...
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Editorial: GOP for county treasurer: StolmanFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Two candidates are vying in the Republican primary to succeed retiring Lake County Treasurer Robert Skidmore. Lake County Board member David Stolman, a Buffalo Grove att...
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Editorial: For Democratic Lake County sheriff: PattFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - The March 18 Democratic primary for Lake County Sheriff features two law enforcement veterans who are critical of incumbent Mark Curran and say it's time for new leaders...
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Endorsement: No, for now, on special needs panelFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - After the Kane County Board rejected a plan in 2012 to ask taxpayers if they wanted a new tax to support people with developmental disabilities, the Association for Indi...
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Consider women's right to health care firstFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - This is in response to Kathleen Parker's Feb. 9 column, "Practice what you preach, Mr. President." It still amazes me that any thinking Catholic (or any other religious)...
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The Daily Herald announces a campaign to build communitiesFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - To our Readers: When The Chicago Community Trust was founded, banker Albert Harris hosted a meal that gathered people of goodwill together to talk about how to improve l...
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Religious views are not factFeb 18, 2014 4:01 am - After yet another instance of Mr. James Finnegan using the local paper as a venue for a religious diatribe, I feel the need to respectfully address the many inconsistenc...