Cook County Opinion
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Letter to Editor: Sprinklers not worth the costMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Sprinklers not worth the cost The Daily Herald recently suggested that communities reconsider their opposition to residential fire sprinklers. Let's agree but do it...
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Letter: Unrestricted donations destroy democratic processMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Billionaires are flooding our nation with money to determine who will represent the Republican party in the 2016 election. Sadly, I don't expect those same billionaire...
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Editorial: Home kindergarten prep important to good start in schoolMay 03, 2015 5:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Education experts have a message for the parents of children waiting to start kindergarten: Preparation must begin at home. That means paren...
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Letter to Editor: Politicians get what politicians wantMay 02, 2015 7:23 am - Let me understand, the Mayor of Chicago and the President of the Illinois State Senate want to take park land from the people in order put up buildings that no one gets ...
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Letter to editor: Rauner just fixing past mistakesMay 02, 2015 7:03 am - It's budget season, and there's a 4-letter word being used that makes many politicians cringe: cuts. Don't blame Governor Rauner for the cuts. For decades this state h...
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Letter to the Editor: A historic story about Portillo'sMay 02, 2015 6:45 am - A historic story about Portillo's Was fun to read the story in the April 25 Daily Herald about Helen Diekman, age 99, and her secret to her longevity, namely "Porti...
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Letter to editor: Helping, hurting animalsMay 01, 2015 6:01 am - A recent Daily Herald page 1 story featured a woman devoted to caring for adopted, aging cocker spaniels. From experience, I know older pets require attention, care and ...
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Build more suburban economies of scaleMay 01, 2015 5:33 am - You don't see many big prestige projects being dreamed up by local government these days. Those generally take a walloping at the polls, as we saw during the April 7 el...
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School was right on climate changeMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - In reply to Nancy J. Thorner's letter on climate change, the Cherokee Elementary School got it right. We are in global warming and have been for quite a few years. In 20...
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Rauner fighting years of mismanagementApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - Mr. Prescott is so far out in left field that he hasn't noticed that the wall is being replaced by a new structure at Wrigley Field. Mr. Rauner has been in office almost...