Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Think safety to narrow jurisdiction gapsJan 14, 2014 4:00 am - The occurrence of two fatal accidents in six months at the same suburban neighborhood doesn’t necessarily signal a trend or set alarm bells ringing. But the separate cra...
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Base your beliefs on sound evidenceJan 14, 2014 4:00 am - Why do people who have an ax to grind against a political party or other entity tend to close their minds to any ideas except their own opinions? Are they’re afraid they...
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GOP has it right on jobless benefitsJan 14, 2014 4:00 am - As so often happens in politics, the Democrats’ characterization of the need for the 12th federal extension of unemployment benefits since the recession’s onset in 2008 ...
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Christie’s minions know ShakespeareJan 14, 2014 3:40 am - Christie’s minions know Shakespeare His minions take political revenge by shutting down Fort Lee, N.J., and blocking the busiest bridge in the world, and yet the go...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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Store manager starts her new year off rightJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Yesterday, New Year’s Eve Day, while returning from a luncheon, my carpool rider and I began discussing our family’s New Year’s Day traditions. In my family, we always m...
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Meacham Road vote should favor us, not themJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen have a fundamental decision to make. Will they be accountable to their constituents, or please neighboring Schaumburg and passing motorists on M...
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Be a good neighbor to walkers, runnersJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - If you own or rent a house and have a sidewalk in front of your property, do you or your hired help clear after it snows? If not, after you or someone else shovels or cl...
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It wasn’t just weather than killed peacockJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - The incident reported in the Jan. 9 article regarding the peacock that escaped into the cold and later died of its injuries is referred to by park district director Tom ...
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Madigan a prime example of ‘political class’Jan 13, 2014 4:00 am - As a Marxist, I am often confronted by people who claim that “from each according to his ability to each according to his need” is a prescription for societal sloth and ...