Cook County Opinion
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The SoapboxAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - View from the ground level: Village leaders do a better job when they really know their towns, and that’s why we applaud West Dundee trustees for taking their recent boa...
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Zimmerman case shows twisted systemAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - I am very disturbed over the perversion of the justice system in the George Zimmerman case. The prosecutor initially concluded after thorough investigation that there wa...
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Bible still relevant on homosexualityAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - A recent letter tries to compare homosexual marriage to race and slavery as an issue, and implies the Bible is no longer valid. While the Bible does not say interracial ...
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No longer the party of LincolnAug 03, 2013 4:40 am - No longer the party of Lincoln When I was in college the great civil rights battles took place. Brave students and federal agents undertook to fight and ultimately ...
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Editorial: Lake County right to fight unwarranted lawAug 01, 2013 5:00 am - Lake County was served a steaming plate full of something odious it did not order, and now county leaders want it sent back to the kitchen. Good for them. County officia...
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Jury bungled Zimmerman caseAug 01, 2013 4:40 am - Jury bungled Zimmerman case I’ve been reading with some confusion the letters concerning the George Zimmerman trial. Most of the letter writers’ missives I’ve read ...
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Wind turbines no friend to birdsJul 31, 2013 11:04 am - Every spring and autumn, hundreds of thousands of migrating birds meet disaster in the blades of wind turbines. Every day, birds of all types, even protected species suc...
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Editorial: Stop paying public officials to go quietlyJul 31, 2013 5:00 am - Suburban taxpayers are paying a pretty penny for people to do government jobs. So why is it we keep paying for public servants to go away quietly and stop doing their jo...
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Distractions, phony scandals poor excuseJul 31, 2013 4:40 am - What is up with President Obama’s comment on July 23 about “distractions and phony scandals?” Killing of a border patrol guard and four good men in Benghazi, Libya, who ...
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Beware of ‘canned’ news and its spinJul 31, 2013 4:40 am - Beware of ‘canned’ news and its spin I hesitate to comment about U.S. news services (and while we’re at it, local “stringers”) especially those who have reinvented ...