Cook County Opinion
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Obama is focusing on wrong thingsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. President, your priorities are flawed. Mr. President, you and your administration are on a crash course to overhaul a program that has been in existence for decades,...
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Social Security must be addressedNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - On Oct. 21, the Daily Herald printed a column by Froma Harrop titled "Resist the urge to tinker with Social Security." She discussed the current funding situation of Soc...
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Focus on justice, not studentsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - One has to wonder whether the tactic taken by the Cook County state's attorney against a group of journalism students is intended to verify their work or to end it. The ...
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Who do you want running health care?Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I have a question for the folks who want President Obama to run the health care industry: Would you have liked to have President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Karl Rov...
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Dissent is not un-AmericanNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The headline in a recent Fence Post really grabbed my attention - "When did Americans become un-American?" I respect President Obama. However, the Obama administration ...
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Health care reform is bad for seniorsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - I recently talked to a friend who is recovering from breast cancer. She is doing fine, but the medicine she needs costs $2,000 a month. She asked me if I thought Obama ...
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Canadian care treats people like peopleNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - My family and I moved to the States in 1968 from Canada. I was 4 years old. We were healthy North Americans with affordable health care. What happened in 41 years is a ...
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We all have a right to defend our beliefsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Since when is defending God-given principles un-American? Karen Wagner's Oct. 24 letter reflects a seriously misguided and/or naive mindset about what being 'un-American...
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Let's just stick to three meals a dayNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - These comments are in response to the article entitled "Eating at work packs a mighty punch" in the Oct. 26 issue of the Health & Fitness section. The article suggests t...
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Seniors won't ride if they have to payNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - There has been an increase in senior ridership on the public transportation systems since the advent of the free pass. Now, State Rep. Suzie Bassi and others argue that,...