Cook County Opinion
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Records prove founders' ChristianityFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - I would like to correct a recent letter by claiming that the first presidents were "generally deists or Unitarians." None of them were. Washington was a practicing Angl...
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Sensationalism drives measles hysteriaFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - "Outbreak raises many more fears than Ebola." Really? Are you kidding me? You're telling me that people are more afraid of measles than Ebola? I am 58 years old. I ca...
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Obama right on health care, immigrationFeb 08, 2015 12:01 am - It is a relief to hear another writer point to the fallacy perpetrated by the extreme right and Fox News when they try to tout the preferences of the American people by ...
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Today's athletes should follow Banks' exampleFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Cubs Nation and the sports world lost a true gentleman and an American hero in Ernie Banks. He did everything the right way in a more innocent time for sports. Ernie...
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Comparison shows trend of debt going upFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - In his letter printed in Your Views on Jan. 31, James Prescott said, "The national debt has been on a steady downward trend (as is unemployment) for the last six years."...
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Rauner tested on minimum wageFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - It must really have broken his heart and tested every fiber of Gov. Bruce Rauner's Republican soul to come out with an increase of 25 cents per hour, to boost minimum pa...
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A life conversation on the exercise trailFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Daily, my wife and I, who have been married for 53 years, walk three miles at the "Y". As we walk, I read novels out loud. It sure makes exercising less boring. We meet ...
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Gay bias same as racial biasFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - May I add a footnote to Ilish Talarico's excellent letter supporting gay rights? Prior to 50 years ago, blacks were told to respect the beliefs of those who do not agree...
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Kirk showed courage on Keystone amendmentFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - Sen. Mark Kirk was one of 14 Republicans who stood up for the future of the planet by voting for two amendments to the Keystone Pipeline Bill in the Senate. Sen. Kirk v...
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GOP scuttled economy and benefittedFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, defiantly declared in 2010 that his "single most important" goal was to make President Obama a one-term president. You may...