Cook County Opinion
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Borrowers must meet obligationsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Re: "Bernanke appeals to mortgage lenders". Mr. Bernanke, your comment about lowering the principal balance on those mortgage loans in foreclosure or near foreclosure is...
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Financial house of cards a big threatMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Instead of some the irrelevant questions that will be asked of the presidential candidates in the fall debates, one I would love to hear asked is this: Can the U.S. affo...
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Still putting cure ahead of preventionMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. House passed H.R. 1424, calling for equal treatment of mental illness and substance abuse on par with other medical illnesses, but there still is a long way to...
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Harrop seems to miss basic truthsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Columnist Froma Harrop is so busy Bush-bashing that she totally ignores the facts. Here are a few that always seem to escape the discussion: The great pyramid scam, Soci...
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Shooting story shows paper's biasMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Working in law enforcement since 1967, I thought I would have gotten accustomed to the media and would not have let a news article bother me -- but your bias and dislike...
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Police should protect themselvesMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to the Herald, of which I have been a subscriber for 15 years. I am very disappointed in the article titled, "Police silent about fatal shooting." The very ...
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Drivers see but ignore red lightsMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The editorial in the March 4 Daily Herald says you are reluctant to support the use of red-light cameras. Many of your arguments suggest that the reason folks run red li...
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Share thoughts on recreation needsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I have the pleasure of joining over 20 women twice a week for a dance aerobics class at the Naperville Park District Barn. We are excited about the selection of Naperv...
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Searching for what's best on school safetyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - As a nation, we've been searching for answers since April 20, 1999, when two troubled students turned Columbine High School in Colorado into a mass murder scene. As resi...
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Shopping alone not always good ideaMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - On a recent night at around 6 p.m., I went shopping at a mall with my teen and pre-teen daughters, and friends. As we entered, two grungy-looking guys were hanging out ...