Cook County Opinion
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Apple no help to American workersMar 05, 2013 3:40 am - Apple no help to American workers If Apple is such a great U.S. company, why doesn’t President Tim Cook take the $120 billion in cash he is hoarding and use it to b...
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Time for wealthy to stop whining, chip inMar 05, 2013 3:40 am - Time for wealthy to stop whining, chip in I doubt you’ll print this because your Fence Post seems to root for the privileged, but here you go: Are we all ready for...
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Illinois unions key to pension crisisMar 05, 2013 3:40 am - Illinois unions key to pension crisis With all the banter concerning the ongoing state employee pension funding crisis, there has been little written about the role...
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Monarch . . . Bringing Back America's Most Beloved ButterflyMar 04, 2013 10:00 pm - The Monarch uses milkweed to raise and feed its young, and as a place to rest, hide from predators, and prepare for migration. But the decreasing availability of milkwee...
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Endorsement: Darch for Barrington village presidentMar 04, 2013 3:30 pm - At one time, it looked like Karen Darch would run uncontested for a third term as Barrington village president. But then objections to nominating petitions knocked a sla...
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Endorsement: Bartels for East Dundee village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Despite last year’s announcement that Wal-Mart would withdraw from East Dundee and build new in Carpentersville, this tiny town remains a community on the go. And steps ...
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Endorsement: Smolinksi for Roselle village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - In a four-way race for Roselle village president, 20-year incumbent Gayle Smolinski gets the nod. In addition to managing Roselle’s money well during tough economic time...
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Endorsement: Nelson for West Dundee village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - West Dundee, for all its charm, has suffered like other towns during the economic downturn, losing its Best Buy store, some businesses at Spring Hill Mall and a couple o...
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Endorsement: McLeod for Hoffman Estates village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Here’s the kind of mayor Bill McLeod has been for Hoffman Estates. Even before there was an inkling that Sears might consider abandoning its headquarters, McLeod saw it ...
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Endorsement: Bogusz for Des Plaines mayorMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Former Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia is an appealing candidate to return to the job he left four years ago because of term limits. He’s well-known, well-liked and earne...