Cook County Opinion
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Sequestration masks real problemMar 07, 2013 4:00 am - Can we ever expect politicians to stick to just the facts? I find it very disingenuous to hear all the hype about how devastating sequestration will be. The average citi...
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GOP out of touch on same sex marriageMar 07, 2013 4:00 am - In regards to some Republicans’ desire to have Pat Brady resign as GOP chairman because of his backing of same sex marriage: Our state is bleeding in debt and this is wh...
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Error on front page a bum rap for teachersMar 07, 2013 4:00 am - A mistake on the front page is never a good thing. Add to this that the mistake mentions teachers and it’s worse. In Jake Griffin’s “tax watchdog” article on Feb. 13 — t...
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Why give to those who don’t like us?Mar 07, 2013 3:40 am - Why give to those who don’t like us? The sequester is going to cost jobs and all kinds of cuts because of a 2 percent reduction in spending. But the U.S. has $250 m...
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Tax reform, job growth neededMar 07, 2013 3:40 am - Tax reform, job growth needed The recent State of the Union rhetoric missed the hard cold facts about jobs. What the president did propose was a higher minimum wage...
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Endorsement: Kelly for Bartlett presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Bartlett, which soon will see its fourth president at the helm in four years, needs a break from the drama. Catherine Melchert retired in 2009 following a long, stable t...
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Laughable feature on Opinion pageMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - When looking for new comics for your paper, I think columnist Eugene Robinson would have been a good choice. Between his views on global warming and his constant trashin...
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Endorsement: Soto for Bensenville village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - When Frank Soto unseated a longtime village president, he promised to take Bensenville in a new and better direction. Four years later, there still is work to be done bu...
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Endorsement: Roth for Streamwood village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Billie Roth has been Streamwood village president since 1989. She is detail-oriented, adept at keeping the business of government moving, and she presides over a balance...
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Praise for Ela Township roadsMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - On the night of the Feb. 26 snowstorm, I couldn’t help but notice how well the roads were maintained in Ela Township. I think it is important that the Ela Township Highw...