Cook County Opinion
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An emotional roller coaster rideOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Sept. 11 was an unbelievable day for most Americans. It was a day that forced us to realize how precious freedom is and also how fragile freedom is. I was astonished wh...
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On patriotism and sporting eventsOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - I served in Vietnam in 1970-1971. I cried only once. The American flag was being lowered on foreign soil. I told myself never to cry again in 'Nam. I watched when the b...
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Cold War vets deserve recognitionOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - The 25th anniversary of the official end of the Cold War is coming up in a short three months, and still we Cold War veterans are given the "cold shoulder" for long over...
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Think of workers in sick-time debateOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Regarding the story, "Cook County sick leave bill sparks suburban controversy": It is unfortunate that this article views the proposed law on earned sick time almost ent...
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Will we ever learn?Oct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Your issue of Sept. 12 reports that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking for Donald Trump, says we should steal all the oil in Iraq. He says that in war, there ...
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The hypocrisy of supporting TrumpOct 01, 2016 1:00 am - Amazing! His supporters cheered on the George W. Bush government, in particular the war in Iraq to rid that country of a terroristic tyrant - actually it was for Halibur...
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Cook County should back paid sick daysSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - On Oct. 5, the Cook County Board of Commissioners will be considering a bill that would grant over 400,000 workers in Cook County the ability to take a paid sick day fro...
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Campaigns need more focus on abortionSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - During the first presidential debate, the topic of abortion did not come up. Neither candidate was asked about taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. I was thinking ab...
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Nothing new revealed in first debateSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - The first 2016 Presidential Debates set a world's record for the most people watching (84 million), all wasting the same 90 minutes of their lives. I learned nothing n...
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Distinct differences were on displaySep 29, 2016 1:00 am - These two candidates could not be more different. Hillary is a person who has spent her career in the legal and political arena. Trump has spent his career in real est...