Cook County Opinion
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Fund closure reflects lack of appreciationFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - In 1935, someone in Elgin was kind enough to start a shoe fund for needy people. In 1935, my family of 13 children moved to Illinois from Minnesota. My siblings and I ma...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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IHSA and IPA are acting like childrenFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - In their "conflict" over the rights to photograph high school athletic events, The Illinois High School Association and the Illinois Press Association sound like a pair ...
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Our country is in peril of attacksFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - I am confused by some of the articles I have read. One is the issue of "water boarding" when interrogating "suspected terrorist prisoners." Would it be better to treat ...
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Jane Fonda owes viewers an apologyFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Jane Fonda tells Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show that she would not perform a monologue with its title being a vulgar slang word. Her explanation: "I don't think so...
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Herald should police its lettersFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 15th, you printed a letter from Marty Colgan describing a visit by Hillary Clinton to an elementary school. During the visit, Sen. Clinton is asked tough questio...
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Wishing no harm, but more adherenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am an Elgin resident concerned about the local and national immigration problem. While some of the points Al Kirkland Jr. made in a recent letter have merit, what was ...
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We all must oppose culture of violenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you disgusted by the school shootings? Are you looking for an answer as to why someone would become a terrorist and kill innocents at a middle school or university o...
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NIU tragedy calls for drastic actionFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I write this with a great deal of sadness in the wake of the great tragedy at NIU. We need to write our legislature and demand that we get the guns off the streets. We s...
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Government failed us once again at NIUFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After the Northern Illinois University incident, I've noticed the usual rhetoric from the anti-gun zealots demanding even more gun laws. I do not think that laws are the...