Cook County Opinion
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The Cuban people won't benefitJan 05, 2015 4:01 am - President Obama wants to normalizing our relationship with Cuba. Is he not aware that Cuba is a supplier of weapons to North Korea or that its supporters are Venezuela a...
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Mary's message about children applies todayJan 05, 2015 4:01 am - Important information was printed in the Dec. 13 Daily Herald showing the great number of people who gathered to pray in Des Plaines at Maryville to give God honor and g...
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Give police officers respect they deserveJan 05, 2015 4:01 am - In the many years that I worked in high schools, we had a police officer who was assigned as a consultant to each of our five schools. For 11 years, I was in charge of t...
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'The Interview' was just a stupid ideaJan 04, 2015 4:01 am - I'm shocked at what I'm hearing concerning the fallout from the Seth Rogen, movie, "The Interview," that is supposedly a comedy about the assassination of the North Kore...
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A black life that also matteredJan 04, 2015 4:01 am - An innocent, unarmed black teenager recently was shot and killed in Chicago. He was not killed because he was resisting arrest, or threatening another person. He was sho...
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Gay couples should respect others' beliefsJan 04, 2015 4:01 am - On the issue of gay marriage, I am against it and I have voted for people who I thought would vote against it. I am not against gay people. Two of my dearest friends wer...
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Clearing up misconception about socialismJan 04, 2015 4:01 am - In the course of a Dec. 15 letter clearing up some misconceptions about World War II, writer Harold Knudsen took pains to link the National Socialist German Workers' Par...
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Be charitable toward creatures great and smallJan 04, 2015 4:01 am - Our region is blessed to be replete with many exemplary animal welfare organizations staffed by compassionate, talented and dedicated employees and volunteers who do the...
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We all behave better on cameraJan 03, 2015 4:01 am - Our laws are not keeping up with technology. Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City demonstrate this. If in each instance body cameras had been worn by la...
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A simple prayer for the new yearJan 03, 2015 4:01 am - To whomever may be the deity of your choice: We pray for good governance, that our legislators both local and federal create a common good, act unselfishly and without ...