Cook County Opinion
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Defending qualityAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - I read the Daily Herald article about the mechanics strike on Aug. 2 and fully support their desire for adequate time to safely complete repairs. I recently purchased st...
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Airport noise wasn't part of the bargainAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - Twenty-five years ago, we moved out to Bartlett because we wanted a quiet, bucolic setting for our home. We accepted a longer commute to work in the city, we accepted hi...
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Why is there a double standard for Trump?Aug 09, 2017 1:00 am - Just read the same old diatribe from Tom Ploski of Mount Prospect, and I have one question for him. Why is he not up in arms about the fact that our current president wi...
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Devaluing of life occurs every dayAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - The recent publication of "Healthcare should be a human right" by Maria Fort of Chicago ends with "we all deserve access to health care," which we agree with. Healthcar...
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Devaluing of human lifeAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - Healthcare does not include the killing of the unborn, in our opinion. The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, forces all tax payers to buy "government approved" insuran...
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Critical thinking needed to fight gun crimeAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - The July 30 article which said "jobs cure killing" lacks critical thought. It did a fine job building an accounting case based on a shaky premise and ignored the lack of...
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Bending the factsAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - A recent letter in the Daily Herald was so anxious to reprimand our schools for not teaching the truth about the Civil War ("Get Educated on 'Civil War'") that the lette...
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Governor should sign abortion rights billAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - I am writing to express my hope that Gov. Rauner reconsiders his position and signs Illinois HB 40 into law. Now more than ever, women's reproductive health is under att...
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New library head should be outsiderAug 07, 2017 5:00 am - Recently, it was announced that the Palatine Public Library District director is resigning and transferring to the Mt. Prospect Public Library. The purpose of this lette...
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Frustrated RNs close city's medical corpsAug 07, 2017 5:00 am - It is with heavy hearts that we report the demise of the Des Plaines Medical Reserve Corps, the federally-approved emergency preparedness and response program. For more ...