Cook County Opinion
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Jan 23, 2016 12:00 am - This is in response to Jake Griffin's Jan. 19 hit piece in which he calls out the St. Charles Public Library for using reserve funds to renovate their building. The main...
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Smart guns, dumb politicsJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Smart guns exist today. I bet people think that this is not the case, since you don't see a market in the U.S. for these guns. But, they have been around for years. A "s...
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Hypocritcal position on Cruz citizenshipJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Since 2008, the birthers in the Republican Party have challenged Barack Obama's right to be president. They falsely claim he was born outside the country, and, therefore...
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Donating blood is easy - and has perksJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - I read in a recent Daily Herald about Mr. George Serena who donated his 160th pint of blood at Lifesource. Good for him. I made my 178th donation several weeks ago. Actu...
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Minimum wage should come with conditionsJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - I believe that there should be some conditions for a $15 wage: 1) You have to be able to speak English. 2) You have to be able to count to make change. 3) You have to be...
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Obama earned his vacationJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - I feel it more than necessary to respond to a letter written by Karen Goettsche on Jan. 4 where she complains about President Obama spending money on a vacation. Wheth...
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12 years long enough for Rolling Meadows to find Dominick's replacementJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Senior housing proposal another worthy idea for long-vacant plaza in heart of city
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Can't have enough fact-checkingJan 21, 2016 11:01 pm - Kudos to the Daily Hearld for printing the "Debate Fact Check" article on Page 13 of the Friday, Jan. 15 issue. I suggest that in the future it be placed on Page 1, Sect...
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Making up stats to serve their needsJan 21, 2016 11:01 pm - This is in regards to Mike Sehr's letter in the Jan. 9 letters section. I don't know where Mr. Sehr gets his statistics from but according to the CDC, the number one cau...
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Global weakling is now our roleJan 21, 2016 11:01 pm - While detained in prison camps in Vietnam and during World War II, brave American servicemen gave, at the risk of grave personal harm or torture, only their name, rank a...