Cook County Opinion
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Maybe president could have cut costs on vacationJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Since Obama says we should close GITMO because it costs us millions of dollars to house terrorists there, perhaps he should consider other means of reducing excessive co...
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Longtime community champion's contributions overlookedJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Well, Daily Herald, you've done it again! In a recent Neighbor section's "They Made a Difference" article, you once again missed the opportunity to give recognition to ...
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Let's be accurate on movie attendanceJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Every Monday morning the Daily Herald and most other news sources in the land run a story about how many millions of dollars were spent over the weekend on movies. We br...
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Taxpayers got duped at CODJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Well, well, the chickens have come home to roost, or should I say "What goes around comes around." Another metaphor that President Truman is supposed to have used is: "I...
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Open U.S. borders to all immigrantsJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - The recent and ongoing controversy regarding immigrants from Syria and other Mideast nations again points to the total change needed to our immigration policies. As ofte...
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Questions not being asked of candidatesJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Being in the midst of an election cycle I think it would be a good idea to put aside some of the hopeless "debates" on hot button issues and focus on things that may hav...
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COD chairman shunned duty by resigningJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - COD's executive board in total, but most particularly its cut-and-run chairman, Kathy Hamilton, deserve the opprobrium now being vented against the remaining board membe...
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Issues show decline of education in AmericaJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - I commend your courage in printing the Dec. 26 letter of Teri Paulson, who commented on your editorial position regarding the "transgender" student in High School Distri...
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More class time would help improve scoresJan 03, 2016 12:00 am - Just finished reading yet another Daily Herald article and editorial concerning our student's lack of sufficient learning to meet the state requirement, and to continue ...
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Gun-free zones just help the bad guysJan 03, 2016 12:00 am - Inger Burrows clearly shows her view that guns are evil in her Dec. 19 Opinion page letter where she said "If the two terrorists hadn't had guns there wouldn't be 14 peo...