Cook County Opinion
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Challenge what you readNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - I really feel that I must respond to two letters in the Nov 6 Fencepost. Mr. Richard Clark declared that our nation was founded "as a Christian nation according to the ...
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Dist. 211 needs to do what's right for most studentsNov 18, 2015 5:18 am - It was many years, but I remember it well. I was taking a Red Cross course in advanced first aid and at the previous session we had been given a test on triage. At that ...
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Don't paint religions with same brushNov 18, 2015 4:00 am - Last night during the Democratic Debate the moderator asked each participant if they referred to the Paris incident perpetrators as 'Islamic extremists'. None of the can...
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We got fundamental change all rightNov 17, 2015 5:00 am - As of late I would assume that a lot of people are scratching their heads wondering what the heck is going on. A gold medal winning decathlete was just named woman of t...
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Where would salutes be if we had a draft?Nov 16, 2015 11:00 pm - On Veteran's Day, I wore my Air Force hat to the health club and did my full three hour work-out. Not bad for a guy almost 70. Then I listened about all the salutes to v...
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Give Dems credit for health care woesNov 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Cecile Powell's Nov. 5 letter, "What if men were having babies," made several erroneous assertions. She claimed "men were in charge of women's reproductive health care" ...
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Life saved by gun not Page 1 newsNov 16, 2015 11:00 pm - In the Daily Herald Nov. 3 on Page 8 is a small article about a attempted robbery at a store on Chicago's southwest side. The robber, a masked man entered the store dis...
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Making S-curve safer starts with feasibility studyNov 16, 2015 4:00 am - The S-curve underpass is hazardous and creates a major barrier to nonmotorized mobility in Des Plaines. While the proposed feasibility study will cost significant dollar...
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Writer never taught in inner-city schoolsNov 15, 2015 11:00 pm - In a recent letter to the editor it was stated that the teacher should handle classroom disipline. It is apparent to me as a retired inner city school teacher that the w...
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Mistaken premise on transgender studentNov 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The U.S. Department of Education has issued a letter informing District 211 that it has 30 days to "conform with the office's understanding of Title IX requirements or f...