Cook County Opinion
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Washington needs reality checkMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Hey, Washington. How about hitting the dictionary? Look up cooperation, flexibility, compromise, assumption and reality. And while you’re at it, figure out the differen...
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Let states set school policyMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - I usually support the efforts Sen. Mark Kirk makes on behalf of all us, but not this time. His joint sponsorship of the “Safe Schools Improvement Act” would bring the fe...
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Obama failing in duty to protect usMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - If people hark back to their social studies classes, they might remember being taught that the first purpose of any government is to provide for the safety and security ...
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Can we be proud of being Americans?Mar 16, 2013 5:00 am - What this nation needs is a leader, not a baby sitter or a parent. Our nation was built on freedom and individualism. We used to destroy our enemies. We conquered space,...
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Cut out what’s nonessentialMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. President, Instead of laying off first responders, police, firefighters and teachers, why not lay off some of the 300,000 nonessential government workers! There is n...
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Can’t have it both ways on amendmentsMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - The Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965, was necessary to protect voters from practices and procedures that were denying American citizens the right to vote as guaranteed ...
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No one should ‘buy’ way through TSAMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - United Airlines is offering quicker access to Transportation Security Agency security processing to their “premier” customers. Now United is expanding this service by of...
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The SoapboxMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Park edges closer: Forgive the blatant boosterism, but we’re excited about the opening of RiverEdge Park in Aurora. With a gorgeous spot on the Fox River, its pavilion a...
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Sequestration will harm local economyMar 15, 2013 5:00 am - Sequestration will be a huge problem for the Chicago area. More than 50,000 Illinois residents are currently employed by the federal government. In fact, there are only ...
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More gun laws is not the answerMar 15, 2013 5:00 am - In the gang-ridden streets of Chicago’s South Side, teenage girls exchange sex and self-esteem for love and attention. Predictably this produces babies that become the r...