Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Actions must align with forest preserve missionNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - A new report takes Kane County Forest Preserve officials to task for decisions in recent years that the authors claim stray from the district’s core mission to preserve ...
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This type of skunk is found everywhereNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - With empathy, I read Neighbor Fencepost contributor Barbara Ann Kohn’s complaints (Nov. 11) about the discomfort and expense she and her family are experiencing because ...
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Is Tea Party motto: ‘Do as I say?’Nov 15, 2013 3:40 am - Is Tea Party motto: ‘Do as I say?’ There are four basic needs that we all require to have a chance for a good life. They are food, shelter, education and health car...
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Schools have replaced family’s role in teachingNov 14, 2013 1:19 pm - The biannual appearance of “report cards” for the schools iterates the continuing dilemma of education: Effort and funds expended aren’t producing better-educated studen...
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Marriage about more than reproductionNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am intrigued by the view that marriage is about reproduction and so same-sex couples should be denied the right of marriage because they cannot reproduce in the natura...
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ACA stressing out nonfull-time workersNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing regard to the Affordable Care Act. I currently am a substitute teacher in a suburban school district. There is absolutely nothing I would rather do than hel...
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Still time to give Quinn your opinionNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - I find it amazing that people I talk to are against gay marriage but are too lazy to get on the phone and tell their state senators and representatives their opinion and...
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America as we know it is fading fastNov 13, 2013 4:00 am - The Occupy Wall Street Democrat Party sure knows how to spin a story. President Obama was not even close to an apology; his so-called apology was offensive and demeaning...
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Editorial: Video gambling’s onslaught enters public venuesNov 13, 2013 4:00 am - On Thursday, the Elk Grove park board is scheduled to choose a vendor for video gambling machines, making preparations to add five units at its golf course as soon as th...
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Stories in paper reflect the good among usNov 13, 2013 4:00 am - Thank you very much for your issue of Nov. 7. The story about James Tao, an outstanding math student/genius at the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora, gives us ...