Cook County Opinion
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Measure torture by impact on innocentsMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I have currently been reading a horrifying book on the Japanese invasion of China and several weeks that followed now known as "the rape of Nanking". The Chinese were m...
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Civil unions should apply to allMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to J. Lippert's May 7 letter regarding God's law and gay marriage, I must say that he must be forgetting that this country is a democracy and not a theocracy...
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Back secret ballots, vote no on HR1409May 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Lynn Barnett's recent letter claims the Employee Free Choice Act (H. R. 1409) does not eliminate the secret ballot and suggests readers look up the bill themselves. I d...
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Civil unions are a civil rights issueMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Thanks so much for your strong editorial for civil rights. That's right, civil unions is a civil rights issue, not a religious issue. As an ordained minister of the Gosp...
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Established parties won't get reform doneMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The time is now to call for a change that Illinois needs. However, it will not be through the current legislators, as the Daily Herald would like to see, as stated in it...
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Swine flu cartoon insensitive, insultingMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The local Hispanic community feels insulted by your editorial cartoon published on Thursday, April, 30th. This cartoon reflects how insensitive people can be. The swine...
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Bravo to those who make their own funMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Remember the old days when, with something as simple as a piece of chalk and an old bedsheet, you could invent any number of games and activities to keep you busy during...
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Fire news more vital than Drew's arrestMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I am so disappointed in our television media. Last week there was a 16-alarm fire in Rolling Meadows that left more than 12 families homeless. They were homeless with n...
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Look at all taxes to see who pays mostMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Mr. Joe H. Heater's recent letter regarding taxes it might be noted that a few facts were left out on just who does pay the taxes in our country. He is r...
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Ethics plan took gutsMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Today, more than ever, our state is wearing a black eye created by dishonest politicians. As we celebrate the victory of our own Barack Obama, we are punished with the i...