Cook County Opinion
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Anvil Club bailout a bad ideaOct 07, 2013 4:40 am - Anvil Club bailout a bad idea Taxpayer dollars are used to fund the services that people deem government should be providing, such as a police force and a court sys...
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No one gets 'Chopped' in our cooking contestOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - As the director of news and matrix operations, DuPage and Fox Valley editions, I have many important duties. One involves carting the framed portraits of staff service a...
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Not a single grain of caviar lostOct 06, 2013 4:40 am - Not a single grain of caviar lost Regarding: H. Ty Warner. I can see it now — a little plush piggy in an orange jumpsuit. The heart-shaped tag in his ear reads: “I...
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It’s president’s duty to negotiateOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Two sides, President Obama and the House, are at an impasse. Are both responsible for the shutdown? Yes. But Obama is the one with the greater responsibility. He is the ...
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Tea Party gang is trampling democracyOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Well, the radical wing of the GOP got their wish, the federal government has shut down. House Speaker John Boehner, appearing as feckless as ever, allowed a small pack o...
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Senate thinks it deserves betterOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - This week about 18,000 people — including members of Congress, all their aides, presidential appointees and even the president and vice president — stood to lose their e...
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The SoapboxOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - No storming the barricades: What a relief that a long-planned trip for Chicago-area veterans to visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., could go on despite ...
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No question as to who will fund ObamacareOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - Guess I am part of the extreme, radical part of the other party since I believe in a small fiscally sound and accountable government. Do not people understand that Obama...
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Global warming will harm Midwest, tooOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - I’ve enjoyed joining my three Arlington Heights grandchildren outdoors on the perfect days we’ve had lately. But I wonder if, in a future heat wave like the one that kil...
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Abortion becoming the great dividerOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - The Declaration of Independence contains the words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with...