Cook County Opinion
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Don't panic; check the oil alternativesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Before we panic and open ANWR and our coastlines to oil drilling, let's look at what is already available. According to David Ivanovich in the Houston Chronicle, June 1...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A sterling example Bill Simmons, DuPage County's first black police officer and a trailblazer in many other areas, retired Friday after almost 40 years in law enforcemen...
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Hey, it's Take Your Dog's Picture, Bring it to Work DayJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I'll admit it: I didn't really think it'd be a good idea to observe "Take Your Dog to Work Day" at the Daily Herald today. When I was asking people in other offices for ...
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School, military too cozyJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald carried a disturbing picture titled "Not letting her quit." The picture shows the back of a teenage girl with shoulders rolled and body curled ...
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Don't fall for sales pitch for new taxesJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, it is that time of the year again. What time is that? Budget time here in Illinois. Once again, our paid politicians are anguishing over passing more tax increases...
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Priorities wrong on play of Kelly storyJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I opened the Herald this morning and to my surprise I find the front page all about Kelly and at the bottom of the page a story on Tim Russert. How dare you. The country...
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Rampant abortion is a holocaust tooJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I've noticed that many recent letters have brought up the holocaust and other genocides. They point out how, tragically, many people looked the other way or went along ...
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Deflocked cartoon insults teachersJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The Deflocked cartoon strip by Corriveau which appeared in the Daily Herald on June 9 is inappropriate as it implies that "The nation's schools are becoming brothels!" ...
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Pope's meeting did not wipe away painJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A letter from Ed Smetana quoted Barbara Thorp of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston who stated, "The Papal meeting with survivors of sexual abuse was a true balm for the...
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Only Republicans use stock marketJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Frank Sears of Buffalo Grove wrote a letter (published Tuesday) implying that only the devil himself would take Social Security money and invest it in the stock market. ...