Cook County Opinion
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A questionable model for Obama?Dec 04, 2013 4:00 am - The recent article regarding the pushback on the Iran nuclear test treaty stated that President Obama wanted to give diplomacy a chance to work. I wonder if he has ever ...
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All benefit from paying taxes for schoolsDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - I take issue with a recent letter suggesting that since they don’t use the schools, seniors shouldn’t have to pay full taxes to support them. If you draw this reasoning ...
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Headline missed key point about ElginDec 03, 2013 3:40 am - Headline missed key point about Elgin In the Oct. 31 article titled “Elgin’s finances are ‘not in bad shape,’” the headline gave an incorrect impression of Sheila W...
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Lawmakers jumping to a vote too quicklyDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - Dear General Assembly member: I am certain you are getting feedback about the “pension fix” that no one has time to adequately peruse. The “new” solutions that the desi...
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Court challenge will cost us allDec 02, 2013 4:26 pm - If the Illinois General Assembly passes a pension bill that is not constitutional, it will be settled in the courts. Working and retired people who are affected by this ...
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Too much just to get health care up and runningDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Did I hear right? $678 million dollars to install a website to help the uninsured, and it doesn’t work! Add to this the millions spent to develop Obamacare, plus the mil...
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Iran’s hate toward Israel is plainDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - I am in no position to judge the merits or flaws of the nuclear agreement reached with Iran. But I do know that President Obama should have insisted that Iran’s supreme ...
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Obama has made deal with the devilDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Secretary of State John Kerry’s pronouncement that the newly inked nuclear pact with Iran “will make the world safer” is likely to prove as accurate as Woodrow Wilson’s ...
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Suburbs need a major sporting venueDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Some of my views: Arlington Park. Seems the state of Illinois is reluctant to assist Arlington Park with anything, from race dates to slot machines — nothing, no help at...
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Kerry establishes a dubious legacyDec 02, 2013 4:00 am - Congratulations, Secretary of State John Kerry, on closing the deal with Iran. You just may have secured your place in history as our very own Neville Chamberlin. As for...