Cook County Opinion
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Letter: Bicyclists should obey stop signsApr 07, 2019 11:00 pm - In response to Steve Weeks' comment on bicyclists using rearview mirrors for safety, he omitted a continual problem with cyclists. As a rule, cyclists do not stop at sto...
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Letter: Trump undermines our democracyApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Based on President Donald Trump's self-declared exoneration of all charges of Robert Mueller's Report, dismissing any evidence of his guilt on other matters that may lea...
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Letter: Disgusted by handling of Smollett caseApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Tyler Barriss was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Wichita, Kansas for making bogus emergency calls to authorities across the U.S., one of which ended with police fata...
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Letter: We never used to fear the measlesApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - The recent editorial cartoon featuring an old man talking about fearing the measles puzzled me. I grew up in the 1950s and I had the measles along with my siblings. It ...
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Editorial: Now joining school board, Petrielli must stop teaching in District 59Apr 05, 2019 11:00 pm - We did not endorse Patricia "Patti" Petrielli for the school board in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, but our reservations about her candidacy had nothing to ...
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The right to a new lifeApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - I am disappointed in the city of Aurora wanting Thomas Kokoraleis removed from the Wayside Cross Ministries. In my opinion, Thomas was involved in a horrible deed many y...
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Faiths must work together to fight hate speechApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Salam Christian Fellowship vehemently condemns the mosque shootings that took place March 15 in New Zealand. SCF also offers its sincerest condolences to the families of...
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Repeating mistakes with executive ordersApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Now that Mr. Trump has vetoed the Senate's proposal to deny his executive order to further fund the border wall as a national emergency, we've heard few details lately a...
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Tests are not bullyingApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - After reading the article on bullying in the March 28 paper, I came away disillusioned with Ina Silva-Sobolewski. How can she say the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in...
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Consider taxing high-income pensionsApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - When determining taxable income, retirement income received by higher income taxpayers is subject to being taxed at the federal level. When preparing the Illinois income...