Cook County Opinion
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Hospital should not cut diabetes classesNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I am shocked and appalled by St. Alexius Medical Center's decision to eliminate their diabetes education program. Diabetes is considered a growing epidemic by many healt...
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Veterans service shows there's hopeNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I had the honor of attending the veterans service at the Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights while watching the little children singing patriotic songs. There is still ho...
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Teachers deserve respect -- and payNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Jeannie Schwietz on Nov. 19: Ms. Schwietz brought up questions that I would like to address. But first of all, I want to challenge any parent to teach in ...
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Ryan deserves no special favorsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - What a terrific article by Chuck Goudie in the Daily Herald on Oct 29. I especially liked his statement, of George Ryan playing "the grandchildren card." What does he th...
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Conservatives ignore the factsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - During the week of Nov. 4 through 10, readers of the Fence Post were treated to two unintentionally funny examples of the thinking of the right-wing mind. On Nov. 4, cor...
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Danger of sending text while drivingNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Sending or reading a text message while driving at 30 mph -- there are 5,280 feet per mile, at 30 mph you travel 5,280 times 30 or 158,400 feet in one hour. Divide 158,4...
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Abortion is about life, not religionNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Life is the primary right we have as human beings. Without life, there is no liberty; there is no pursuit of happiness. There is no freedom of religion, press or anythin...
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Eye immigration in Thanksgiving termsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - I have been restraining myself from responding to the various letters about immigration lately, not wanting to give credence to comments breeding from racism, but when t...
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Name a school for John WoodruffNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, a 92-year-old man passed away in an assisted living center. His passing wasn't front-page news. It was buried away deep in the obituary section in some newspap...
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Stop holding hands with primitive SaudisNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - The administration in Washington makes a habit of sticking its self-righteous nose into the affairs of other nations, telling them what they should and shouldn't do to p...