Cook County Opinion
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Is school silence law really worth it?Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - My mother, being an elementary school teacher, has told me that finding even a moment of silence in the classroom is rare. This however has changed. Recently, the Genera...
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The death of 3,000 is now 'minuscule'?Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The USA has lost its backbone, if, like S. P. Beisiegel of Schaumburg, citizens truly believe that having terrorist murder "3,000 people, out of a population of more tha...
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Herald reporting unfair to teachersNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - I've become increasingly disappointed at the biased reporting I feel the Daily Herald has engaged in over the last several years in regards to teacher's compensation. Wi...
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We need recall or impeachmentNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Regarding Thomas Butler's Oct. 28 letter in the Daily Herald (about ineptitude of governor and legislature). Yes, Illinois residents should not tolerate the money-wastin...
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Silence should not be mandatedNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - I'm writing in response to the amendment made to the Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act that requires a moment of silence at the start of each school day....
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GOP leaders do nothing after officeNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - My! My! One wonders if the conservative Republicans will ever get over having hissy fits over former Vice President Al Gore receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his work ...
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Bush and Cheney must be impeachedNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Congress owes it to the citizen voters of this country to impeach both George W. Bush and Dick Cheney! For all the damage that these two have done, they should not be al...
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Twisting writer's words not rightNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - There had been two letters printed in response to my letter regarding the outbursts against Planned Parenthood. One individual felt it was necessary to attack my charact...
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No doubt at all on global warmingNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - How do you define journalistic responsibility? Must a newspaper give equal weight to both sides, regardless of an unequal amount of evidence for each side? I ask this qu...
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Lane divider ball design looks oddNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - I just noticed the newly designed lane dividers at Dundee Avenue and the Northwest Tollway in Elgin. It would look fine without all those concrete bowling ball-look ali...