Cook County Opinion
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Cook County can't afford higher taxesOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Recently, the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability issued a report that Cook County's revenue system is unable to support the services that it is char...
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Real lesson? Herald cannot be trustedOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you Dennis Depcik for your try at explaining what happened at Buffalo Grove High School, regarding cutting "God Bless America" from the weekly Homecoming activitie...
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Church helps unwed moms have childrenOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Apparently, Anne Ahrens of Schaumburg, whose letter ran Oct. 5, does not know about St. Mary Church in Huntley. Pro-life people do care and do assist unwed mothers. In M...
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Change vote, for the sake of childrenOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - She was for it before she was against it. My representative, Judy Biggert, was one of 16 U.S. House Republicans, including Illinois' Mark Kirk, who originally supported ...
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Another ending for that Iraq/toilet taleOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Imagine a man standing in front of a clogged toilet," began Raleigh Sutton in his comparison of Iraq to a clogged toilet in an Oct. 7 edition. He illustrates the absurd...
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Patient access must be protectedOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - For seniors and a wide variety of other under-served populations, Medicare funding ensures that diagnosis and treatment is accessible and affordable. When the previous C...
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Fewer choices and higher premiumsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - On Oct. 14 at 11:15 p.m. my husband needed to go to an acute care center near our home in Grayslake. He had a cut that was bleeding badly. Well, guess what? Condell's 24...
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Christians tired of losing their rightsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to your Sept. 20 front-page story, "Atheist's daughter takes own stand at school." To paraphrase Paul Harvey: I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not goi...
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We must insure the uninsuredOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The American Cancer Society believes the United States will not eradicate cancer as a major health problem unless we all work to solve one of our greatest societal chall...
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Soapbox: Hallelujah!Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Finally, a government faced with a revenue problem that isn't making tax and fee hikes a first resort. Kane County department heads got word this week that they'll have...