Cook County Opinion
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Cartoon spread lies about debtJan 06, 2018 12:00 am - After seeing the cartoon on the Dec. 29 Daily Herald Opinion page, I thought to myself, "Give me a break. The Daily Herald has gone too far." It now appears that your b...
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House candidate is smart, independentJan 06, 2018 12:00 am - After meeting with all three candidates who filed to run in the Democratic primary for the open House seat in District 59 currently held by Carol Sente, I concluded that...
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The whole story on 'St. Buggy Whip' ParishJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - In Eric Peterson's Dec. 2 article, he neglected an important part of the history of the former pub called the Buggy Whip. In early 1958, there was no place for over 35...
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Fight back against bullyingJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - My husband and I strongly recommend that Kirk Smalley from Stand for the Silent, a nationally recognized bully prevention organization, be invited to all of our area sch...
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Make Pace buses freeJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - All vehicles running on gasoline are producing too many harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and have an effect on the air quality in our county. In order to dec...
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Can't have it both waysJan 01, 2018 12:00 am - Mr. Zakaria, like a true Democrat, is worried about maybe adding a trillion dollars in debt over 10 years with the GOP new tax bill. Where was he when Obama added trilli...
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Cursive adaptationsDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Your excellent piece on contemporary moves to bring back cursive writing in today's schools brought back memories of my own attempts to learn it as part of my 1940s elem...
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Church's outreach to all needyDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - To Mr. McIntyre: Good news. The church you referenced in your Dec. 20 letter to the Daily Herald has a care center to help the groups of people you referenced. One min...
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Let courts determine truth of harassmentDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Prior to the 1960s, the law was based upon the social belief that men were supposed to be sexually aggressive and to always want sex. Women were believed to have far les...
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Influencing electionsDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - I just received an email from a friend. It was a forwarded message relating a "true" story, albeit an old one that had been floating around the internet for years. Unfo...