Cook County Opinion
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Advance the fight for fair payApr 18, 2013 5:00 am - The American Association of University Women marked Equal Pay Day on April 9 by urging Congress and President Barack Obama to take action on pay equity. AAUW research sh...
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Don’t make seniors pay for past mistakesApr 18, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t make seniors pay for past mistakes Some of our legislators want “pension reform” based mainly on the backs of current retired seniors. Fifty-eight percent of ...
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Liberal politicians will take your moneyApr 17, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to Larry Hamsing’s letter published recently regarding Ms. Dill’s letter. Well, she was right on, regarding Channels 2, 5, 7, 9 and CNN, the latter s...
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Will 2015 really be the Cubs’ year?Apr 17, 2013 5:00 am - As a longtime Cubs fan I appreciated Barry Rozner’s March 31 column, “Familiar feelings dominate Opening Day.” Like many other prognosticators, he seems to feel 2015 mig...
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Sente voted against transparencyApr 16, 2013 5:00 am - As a resident of the 59th Illinois House District, I am deeply disappointed in State Rep. Carol Sente’s recent committee vote against a common sense collective bargainin...
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Teachers shouldn’t retire above the restApr 16, 2013 5:00 am - The March 20 Daily Herald noted that 42 percent of District 211 educators retire with a pension of over $100,000 a year. I suspect that many other district employees ret...
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Facts show Dist. 15 drivers are safestApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - A recent Daily Herald article gave information about District 15 transportation safety, including numbers but little detail. Worse, it gave no information for Durham Sch...
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Schaumburg Twp. GOP thanks votersApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - Thank you to the Schaumburg Township voters who recently elected the Schaumburg Township Republican Team to another four-year term. It is an honor to represent you and a...
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St. Theresa pupils honor 102-year-oldApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - One of our neighbors recently turned 102 years old. I thought it would be nice if some local schoolchildren honored this Palatine resident with some homemade cards and b...
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Public Works employees deserve a big handApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - It has been a long, cold winter in Chicagoland, especially in the suburbs. Although the majority of the snow didn’t start until March, public works employees in all citi...