Cook County Opinion
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Herald continues to protect HillaryOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I see you are still in full "Protect Hillary Clinton" mode. No mention of her taking on disgraced national security expert Sandy Berger as an adviser to her campaign. By...
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Role-model clauses for pro athletesOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - One way that professional sports organizations can get a handle on the recent issues regarding player behavior is to include what I would the "role model clause" in cont...
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Medical providers make abortion easyOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I am so happy that my mother did not read editorials supporting Planned Parenthood. The reality of this situation is that doctors and nurses have become the judge and j...
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School expansion clearly is neededOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the Daily Herald's Oct. 11 article "Renovate Grant High or pay less in taxes," I am writing to correct your choice of the word "renovate." It severely downplay...
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Warning from 40 years ago to heedOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Some 40 or more years ago, Paul Harvey, on his Noon Day Report, stated that the demise of most nations in history occurred from within. In each instance, the "fall" was ...
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Bums to throw out nearly everywhereOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Sick of corruption, fiscal irresponsibility and wanting a change of policy in Iraq, voters decided to "throw the bums out" and gave Democrats control of the Congress. B...
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Abortion should not be condonedOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In a recent Fence Post column there was a piece headlined "Abortion is, and should be, legal." It's amazing how many people accept the argument that it's only religious...
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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County officials must share budget painOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, it probably would have taken a fairy godmother to bail DuPage County out of its budget crisis. But maybe she was too busy with other things to waste time wav...
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Clean, legal clinic beats alternativesOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the uproar over the Aurora Planned Parenthood clinic. As Americans, we have the right to believe what we choose to believe or feel is right ...