Cook County Opinion
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Racial overtones in Carson accusations?Nov 15, 2015 11:00 pm - A number of media sources have accused candidate Dr. Ben Carson of lying about events in his past. These accusations clearly have racial overtones. Oh wait, he's a cons...
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Look at victims of state budget impasseNov 14, 2015 11:00 pm - And so we begin a sixth month without a state budget because our so-called leaders put their personal and political agendas ahead of their sworn duty and continue to bic...
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Maybe budget is affecting all of usNov 14, 2015 11:00 pm - We are now moving into the fifth month without a state budget. The governor released funds to keep schools open because it is the responsibility of the state to fund sch...
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Gun owners won't give up their rightsNov 14, 2015 11:00 pm - According to the thinking of Dan Halvorsen in a Nov. 12 letter, driving a car around a barricade and plowing into a crowd of people is OK since it was just "an accident....
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A way to recoup Gliniewicz misdeeds?Nov 14, 2015 12:00 am - I don't want to sound like scrooge, but I would hope that Fox Lake would use Officer Gliniewicz's pension to at least help to pay some of ridiculous cost of his suicide ...
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Story helped elevate women veteransNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - Thinking of my previous letter that was published in the Herald in August, I realize that I haven't fully thanked the wonderful people involved - such as Doug Graham, re...
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Tackling should be below the waistNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - Regarding Mike Imrem's column, "Tackling this issue is no easy task," I played football at Harvard High School in Harvard, Illinois from 1959 to 1963. The coach of the ...
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Voter apathy is at root of our problemsNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - With election season heating up, here are some things that I have witnessed over the years and reasons the same people may be elected to office time and again. 1. I'm no...
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The confusing facts of transgender issueNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - There is an age below which "children" are not considered mature enough to have consensual sex. Though nudity does not necessarily constitute sex, the sharing of photos ...
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Tolerance losing out in holiday greetingsNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - I just read another rant about the so called "political correctness" concerning the upcoming winter holiday season. In this case, the term "political correctness" is use...