Cook County Opinion
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Support civil debate, don't print liesOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald continues to print letters about so-called death panels, an idea so absurd it has been debunked by almost everyone. The Herald also has printed letters ...
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Remember ACORN vote at election timeOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - On Sept. 15 the Senate voted 83-7 to deny funding to ACORN after it was revealed that ACORN had offered to help a person posing as a prostitute and another posing as a p...
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Age must not be factor in hiringOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a 58-year-old female, divorced, and unemployed since July 2008. I was let go from a near six-figure job because of the economy. I have exhausted my savings and am, ...
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Some plans fall short of minimumsOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - There is one seemingly small but very important item in the health care/insurance debate which does not get mentioned anywhere. My wife and I have a major medical healt...
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Mob mentality is catharticOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - As I obsess over the health care crisis that apparently will live on to haunt my children and grandchildren, I crave information. This causes me to watch television. Thi...
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Students should hear president every yearOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - When I woke up on Sept. 8, my mom and dad told me that President Obama will be speaking to the kids. I was disappointed that our school did not show him speaking. The s...
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Health care plans are inconsistentOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Before his speech, President Obama declared two objectives: that all Americans will be absolutely clear on what he's proposing, and that all Americans will understand th...
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We're tired of the self-righteous leftOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm really happy to see the American people finally awakening with righteous anger against the tyranny of a government that has gone amok. When the liberals tell everyon...
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Can we handle the truth on health care?Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - One of cinemas' classic lines is Jack Nicholsons angry retort "you want the truth? You can't handle the truth." The truth. In a courtroom the truth is decided by evidenc...
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Focus on facts in health care debateOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter by John Moran claims insurance companies are "paying millions of dollars to get people to write letters to the editor of local papers and filling town halls wit...