Cook County Opinion
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It’s a shame to lose HelanderOct 23, 2013 5:00 am - I read with sadness the statement from longtime Lake County Clerk Willard Helander regarding her plans not to seek re-election next year. She cited state efforts to chan...
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Leave Tea Party in dust of extremismOct 23, 2013 4:40 am - I have never felt really scared that our country was is danger from its government, but now I wonder. The Tea Party seems ignorant of the effect of their actions on the ...
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Roskam is no Ted Cruz, and that’s badOct 23, 2013 4:40 am - I have just cut up and trashed the “Roskam for Congress” sign sitting in my garage since the last election. My current Rep. Peter Roskam, unlike my former Congressman Ra...
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Red-light cameras not about safetyOct 22, 2013 5:00 am - I was greeted by one of those dreaded red-light violation notices from the village of East Dundee today. Guilty as charged. The black-and-white nature of these violation...
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‘Affordable’ doesn’t mean simpleOct 22, 2013 5:00 am - If “Obama Care”, better known as the “ Affordable Care Act,” is so great and beneficial, then why are we advised to purchase “The Obama Care Survival Guide” for $19.99? ...
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Women’s gun club only promotes fearOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - According to your lead article in the Oct. 7 paper, we now have a new gun demographic — women and their children. The article and photos about the Des Plaines women’s gu...
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Mt. Prospect walkers have a place againOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Thanks to Brian Taylor, director of recreation, and the Mount Prospect park board, we now have a free indoor place to walk in Mount Prospect. The hockey rink and gym spa...
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Can’t something be done about skunks?Oct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Arlington Heights stinks. And so do many Chicago area suburbs. I’m talking about skunks. The skunk problem in the suburbs has been growing over the last few years. The s...
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Extremism will return us to Dark AgesOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - First let me state what my mother told me over 50 years ago; “America would never be defeated by a foreign power but could be destroyed from within.” We are coming close...
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Simplify method for proof of insuranceOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - I recently received a notice from the Secretary of State’s Office demanding that I supply them with my auto insurance company name and policy number. I find it really ab...