Cook County Opinion
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Something must be done about gun lawsOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - The tragedy in Las Vegas must be assessed through the eyes of the victims and their suffering families. Today all America mourns the dead and wishes comfort for their so...
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Needing foregivenessOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - In sports, when the Star Spangled Banner is played, all should stand and give thanks. Those who don't should be ashamed. Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they ...
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America greater than symbolsOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Thirty years ago, I had "USA" tattoo plastered on my arm because of youth and pride. It's still my only tattoo. I wear it today with all the honor and heritage my grand...
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The beverage-tax fightOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Recently, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a sweetened beverage tax that would add a "penny-per-ounce" tax to many drinks our families purchase when grocery...
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Watchdogs: The free press' most important role in our democracyOct 05, 2017 6:00 am - What is the only profession specifically mentioned in the Bill of Rights? That is my favorite question to ask the students in my Journalistic Writing 1 course as I try t...
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Not doing his jobOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, is ecologically destructive. Instead of protecting federal lands, nature monuments, wildlife habitats, wildernes...
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'Traitor' not too strong for Confederate leadersOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - In Mr. Knudsen's letter in a recent Daily Herald, I first want to salute his serving as an army officer but I question his historical perspective. As an officer, he swor...
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Thankful to be AmericanOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Thank you, Karen Meadows, for your eloquent letter Sept. 26 about honoring the American flag. ("Even in protest, show respect for our flag"). You said what many of us fe...
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NFL supports anti-American whinersOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - The protests over the national anthem and the flag have gotten way out of hand. Anyone that posts an opinion is chastised or characterized as unfit to do their job. Jus...
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Get facts straight on football protestsOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Regarding Jim Slusher's column "Kneeling, talking and the need to listen": First: Statistics do not support a "stream of killings of black people by police." It is the f...