Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Protest during game, in middle of the fieldOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - I have found the solution that should make everyone happy. Professional athletes want to protest what police are doing to black people by kneeling when the national anth...
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What flag stands forOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - I'm so upset by the actions against our American flag. When the flag is raised and the national anthem sung, I cry. Why? Remembering the history of this great nation and...
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A right - but still wrongOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - The Supreme Court has already said burning of the American flag is a protected First Amendment right, so athletes kneeling during the national anthem obviously is also a...
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Editorial: Public officials can't separate 'private' commentsOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Traci O'Neal Ellis apologized this week. You'll recall, she was the Elgin Area School District 46 board member who said on Facebook that the American flag represented "n...
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Rolling Meadows council should slow down on townhouse planOct 02, 2017 5:00 am - Watching the Sept. 19 Rolling Meadows Committee of the Whole illustrated to me how resistant council members are to new alderman Joe Gallo. Regarding the Dominick's prop...
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Arlington Heights library wrong to cancel immigration programOct 02, 2017 5:00 am - I am sorely disappointed in the Arlington Heights library's decision to cancel this week's immigrant event because of threats. This was not a meeting of a criminal or te...