Cook County Opinion
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GOP radicalism a threat to Americans, tooJan 05, 2016 11:01 pm - Americans appropriately understand and fear the threat posed by radical Jihadism. I hope they are equally alarmed by the radical Republicans - Cruz and Trump - now well ...
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Preserve dark skies, fight Longmeadow planJan 05, 2016 11:01 pm - Over the past months I have enjoyed reading the Nature of Things column written by Valerie Blaine, the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane C...
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Violation of standards is issue at WheatonJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - As an alumna of Wheaton College, a private liberal arts college, I would like to comment on the suspension of Assistant Professor Hawkins. It is not an issue of what she...
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Clinton ignores some chief ISIS recruiting toolsJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Women's right's, gay marriage, free speech, a Christian America, and the western way of life, these are some of the biggest recruiting tools Isil uses. While Hillary wou...
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Climate pact is ruse for wealth redistributionJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Over the course of the past several years, there have been numerous opinion letters attempting in various ways to prove or disprove the reality of man-made global warmin...
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State law helps public workers prepare for retirementJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Daily Herald reporter Jake Griffin barks up the wrong tree in his Wednesday article "Why some retired teachers get two pensions." Since 1955, state law has allowed publi...
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Stop parroting Fox News, live Christlike lifeJan 04, 2016 11:01 pm - In response to the Dec. 30 letter from William Parrot, I am disappointed that the Daily Herald lent legitimacy to the tripe spouted by Mr. Parrot. Obviously Mr. Parrot ...
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Durbin, Foster should visit PADSJan 04, 2016 11:00 pm - I think it would be great for Representative Foster and Senator Durbin to visit PADS so they could tell the homeless that the government figure for unemployment is just ...
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Diet is one source of longevity we can controlJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Must we really resolve to improve our diets or exercise routines in the New Year in order to increase longevity or improve quality of life? Unfortunately, gun violence...
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Letting Matt Forte go would be dumbJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - To let one of the best, if not the best all around, running backs in the game today leave Chicago would be a travesty. This would be another dumb move by the McCaskey fa...