Cook County Opinion
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Ideas about gays ignore legal realityJan 24, 2015 12:00 am - Regarding letter of Jan. 4, by Le Anne Seaver of Hoffman Estates: Ms. Seaver, your views on gay marriage have nothing to do with gay Americans or those who do not associ...
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Shelving golf course is good starting pointJan 24, 2015 12:00 am - As a resident of Buffalo Grove for most of my life since 1959, I am glad to hear that the proposed development of the golf course has been shelved. I hope it stays shelv...
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The Soapbox: Red light cameras and mall improvementsJan 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors.
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Editorial: Facts don't support gambling expansionJan 22, 2015 4:01 am - While Pat Quinn was governor, he twice vetoed plans to license more casinos and add slot machines at horse-racing tracks. Now, with Gov. Bruce Rauner installed in Spring...
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Public not getting truth about cutsJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - I enjoyed reading Rich Lorimer's Jan. 10 letter where he detailed how bad it is when some people don't know who represents them in elected office. While I agree complete...
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Insulting others abuses freedomJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Enjoying freedoms does not mean carte blanche abuse of them. We must apply wisdom in using our freedoms, and Charlie Hebdo's cartoons frequently were nothing less than...
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Providing tuition is not freeJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Thank you for running the Our View opinion piece concerning the president's proposed free community college tuition proposal. You raised some questions. I have more. Fi...
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Business plan needed at MetropolisJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - As a supporter of Mayor Hayes and the Metropolis, I respectfully suggest that it is time for a reality check. Business colleges use case studies for problem solving, I ...
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For some, landline is link to outsideJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - I'm a disabled senior citizen living on 1994 pension and social security amounts. Yet prices increase and to apply for help we are given web addresses instead of a telep...
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Children are losing their childhoodJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Where have all the children gone? When was the last time you heard children playing hide and seek and yelling "oley, oley, oxen free, free, free? Nowadays, youngsters ...