Cook County Opinion
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Cohen’s arguments in column fall apartOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Richard Cohen’s Oct. 2 column would be so fatuous as to provoke laughter if it weren’t so mendacious in its “facts.” Cohen says, “McCarthyism consisted of slippery truth...
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What’s fair in D23 is true for citizens, tooOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - As the District 23 teachers ask for a fair contract, don’t we also have to ask what’s a fair wage for the teachers; i.e. how does their current situation compare with th...
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Negotiating spirit missing from White HouseOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Shelby Foote, acclaimed author of the Civil War trilogy by the same name, once said the root cause of that tragedy was our collective unwillingness to compromise. “Compr...
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Straw: I am standing up for disabled peopleOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - My name is Andrew Straw and I sent the demand letters to seven Streamwood businesses asking them for handicap spots in their parking lots and accessible entrances. What ...
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Take rebate, treat your ash trees nowOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Imagine fall without trees and leaves. That’s what you’ll get if you don’t treat your Ash trees now. Without mature trees that home you plan to use for your kid’s colleg...
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Focus on ability, not race, of teachersOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - In the Oct. 15 story regarding teacher “diversity” in Elgin and other suburban school districts, the reporter observes, “But they’re being taught by mostly white teacher...
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Schakowsky embarrasses herself and othersOct 20, 2013 5:00 am - The U.S. government is shut down due to the failure of Congress to pass the budget for fiscal year 2014. The principle reason for the impasse is the effort to defund the...
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Obamacare has too many questionsOct 20, 2013 5:00 am - What is wrong with Congress and the White House — are they again children? “I got my candy first so I’m the favorite! Hah, then I just won’t play!” Does that seem famili...
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Many questions remain about concealed carryOct 20, 2013 5:00 am - I was wondering, in wake of the newly approved concealed carry laws in the state, how is Illinois going to go about enforcing the law? Obviously an applicant will have t...
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This isn’t how it’s done, Mr. BoehnerOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - House Speaker John Boehner needs to reread the Constitution to refresh his memory about how laws are passed and implemented in the U.S. because he obviously needs a refr...