Cook County Opinion
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Teachers earn the pay they are gettingOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Every so often the topic of teacher pay arises. Teachers have been struggling to get a fair wage for decades. Districts are finally coming up with salaries that attract ...
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Teachers maligned for no good reasonOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - According to recent media coverage, our public schools are ineffective and the teachers who teach in them are overpaid, under-worked, uncaring or incompetent. I am a Sch...
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Health care debate has easy answerOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - There has been much political debate over the need a national health care plan that will cover and care for people residing in this great nation. I for one agree. Furthe...
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No one is forced to have an abortionOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. James Finnegan's take on Roe vs. Wade being overturned. Its amazing how some ideas can become so twisted. Like Mr. Finnegan's story on the wom...
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Taylor Radtke story a wonderful giftOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald is my hero today. Your decision to run Taylor Radtke's story on the first page and keep it in front of the public each day resulted in giving the girl a...
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Meeting on illegal immigrants a farceOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The immigration meeting at the Hemmens Auditorium was nothing short of a farce. As it was being taped, only harmless and inane questions were chosen by the mayor so tha...
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Time-honored words of adviceOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a bit of advice for the majority of the Democratic Congress, and in particular those who are supposed to represent the people of Illinois: A winner never quits an...
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Take advantage of cancer screeningOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I am a proud breast cancer survivor, a registered nurse, breast center coordinator at Alexian Brothers Hospital and so very proud to be a resident of Illinois, the first...
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Bush has created a mess in IraqOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Bush and Cheney sure made a mess in Iraq -- billions of dollars squandered, a huge U.S. embassy built that costs a fortune. What is it going to be called -- Bush's secon...
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Health care debate has easy answerOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - There has been much political debate over the need a national health care plan that will cover and care for people residing in this great nation. I for one agree. Furthe...