Cook County Opinion
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Conservative case for carbon taxSep 10, 2015 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Szymanski's Aug. 29 contention of "pie in the sky," I hope that he and others will carefully consider the conservative arguments in favor of a price o...
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Lot of gall for Cheney to criticizeSep 10, 2015 12:00 am - Talk about chutzpah; Dick Cheney takes it to a new level as he visits right wing media outlets promoting his new book. Cheney takes the opportunity to criticize the Obam...
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There's affordable legal help in DuPageSep 10, 2015 12:00 am - The Sunday, Aug. 30 Daily Herald ran a front-page story about a Kane County woman unable to afford legal representation to obtain a divorce from her abusive husband. Thi...
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Diesel exhaust carefully regulatedSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - This letter is in response to the opinion of Mr. J. Arneberg whose letter, published on Aug. 11, complained about diesel trucks and "the black, carcinogenic bile that th...
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Editorial: Spend township aid funds on needy, not salariesSep 08, 2015 11:00 pm - We've seen first hand the good township general assistance programs can do. They're sometimes the front line of relief for people who run into serious financial trouble ...
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Thank you, Cohen, for a-bomb columnSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Thank you Richard Cohen for your column in the Daily Herald about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was the best column for "August" I have read in 70 years. Every August since...
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Trump making people aware of politicsSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - I agree with what Mr. Tom L. Jones says in his of Aug. 20. Donald Trump is making people more aware of the political process. Mr. Jones stated, "Trump speaks spontaneou...
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Schaumburg was right on red-light camerasSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding your recent Daily Herald article" They're still making money," listing the towns still making money from the red-light camera scam, I felt proud that Schaumbur...
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Editorial: Pay attention to local financial issuesSep 07, 2015 11:00 pm - It seems everyone has an opinion on how Congress is doing with taxpayer money. Same is true for the Illinois General Assembly. But if you want to have a direct impact on...
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'Corporatists' taking control of economySep 07, 2015 1:00 am - Talk about strange bedfellows. Donald Trump was recently quoted as saying that "China's (currency) devaluation is a ploy for competitive advantage against the United Sta...