Cook County Opinion
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This is such a sad day...Jul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I opened the Daily Herald and as I always do ... went right to the back page of the sports. No high school sports to read. Such a sad day. I can't wait for school to be ...
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Omission sinks writer's argumentJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - When I criticized the decision to place a statue of President Reagan in the Capitol rotunda, I anticipated an angry rebuttal. The only question was how would someone def...
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ComEd balances trees, safety, serviceJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Like many customers, ComEd appreciates the value of wooded communities, the aesthetics and the pleasure trees provide. We must also balance the concern for this value wi...
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Without hateful letters, what's left?Jul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It is probably unlikely that you would print my letter given your clear bias anyway, but after reading the letter from Carole Burstein from Sleepy Hollow on June 25 I fo...
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Everyone deserves civil liberties, benefitsJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I applaud the intention of President Obama to extend full benefits to gay federal employees' partners, and intend to write him and tell him so. I hope while he's at it, ...
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We already have plenty of gun lawsJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Note to James Webster regarding your call for "meaningful guns laws." In case you have not read the state laws, we already have meaningful gun laws. It is illegal for a ...
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Regular Americans need help, tooJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Trillions for them, they begrudge a trillion for us Big banks and credit card companies are among the "at risk" corporations who have received multiple trillions of gove...
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Gov-Care coming to your neighborhoodJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Government health care is no threat to those who prefer to retain their current private benefits. Believe it at your own peril. This is the intersection of the worst of ...
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Even Democrats must reject SotomayorJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Constitution of the United States, which every member of the U.S. Senate has sworn to uphold, gives the Senate the opportunity to review, and if necessary, reject, S...
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C-sections raise cost of health careJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Nat Hentoff's editorial called attention to the Pregnant Women Support Act. This bill has recently been reintroduced in Congress. It is heartening to hear about a bill t...