Cook County Opinion
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More bilingual schools needed?Apr 25, 2013 4:40 am - More bilingual schools needed? I read with much interest the excellent letter from Richard Francke concerning the failing schools. Maybe it is time to convert some ...
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This Muslim group deplores violenceApr 25, 2013 4:40 am - This Muslim group deplores violence We have not yet discovered the Boston Marathon bombers’ motives, but we know they are Muslim. In the days after the attack, thou...
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Jumbotron would ruin Wrigley moodApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - I have read with great interest about the controversy regarding the Wrigley Field rehabilitation. The Cubs, Rooftop Owners, local alderman, Chicago mayor and Wrigleyvill...
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We’d appreciate voting if we didn’t have itApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - With all the time, effort and money put into this past election, isn’t it a shame that only about 20 percent of the population of Des Plaines thought enough of our city ...
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Millions of gun owners are law-abidingApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - Starting when I was 10 years old, my father taught gun safety and marksmanship to my older brother and me. Over the following 66 years, I’ve owned several rifles and pis...
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The selective Republican memoryApr 24, 2013 4:40 am - The selective Republican memory What does it take to be a mainline conservative Republican? 1. You have to believe in a world that “used” to be but never was. A wor...
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Background check for pressure cookerApr 24, 2013 4:40 am - Background check for pressure cooker It is sad what happened in Boston, but I would like to comment on how to put a stop to that kind of crime. I think that with th...
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Gun rights come with responsibilityApr 23, 2013 5:00 am - For those who oppose any common sense gun safety legislation, including background checks, limiting gun clips, claiming it threatens their Second Amendment rights and li...
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Obama ignores root cause of gun violenceApr 23, 2013 5:00 am - President Obama missed the bull’s eye again (pardon the pun). His primary cure for the violence in this country is gun control. Gun control is a Band-Aid fix at best. Gu...
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President ignoring crisis in hometownApr 23, 2013 5:00 am - With a rising tide of gun violence at malls, theaters and schools, we find officials tightening security everywhere followed by President Obama’s compassionate addresses...