Cook County Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 27, 2014 4:01 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. In this edition of Saturday Soapbox, Daily Herald editors reflect on some of the major suburban stories ...
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Sports salary shows priorities are offDec 27, 2014 4:01 am - With the recent passing of my friend, Fred Potter, who was a regular contributor to Your Views, I felt I needed, in his memory, to comment on two stories that were in th...
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Laws should apply the same for allDec 27, 2014 4:01 am - I am the fourth of six generations of European-American citizens and still have a lot to learn about our great country. Here are just two things I don't get: First, why ...
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U-46 principal can't have it both waysDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - The recent protest at South Elgin High School supported and directed by Principal James Edwards provides more evidence to both the double standard and embedded social en...
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Chokeholds legal but dangerous territoryDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - With over 30 years of martial arts training as a black-belt judo competitor and instructor, I am well aware of the serious nature of a chokehold. In a judo or MMA match,...
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Congress gives banks chance to gouge usDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - Well, Congress passed legislation so that the government wouldn't shut down. In the process, however, they have once again eased control on financial institutions that w...
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Editorial: Make it a real winter break for teensDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - Winter break is half over. What have the teenagers you know been up to? Basking in some R&R after a long fall semester and stressful finals week? Not if they live in Sc...
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Losing a spouse changes everythingDec 25, 2014 4:01 am - Thank you for your Dec. 21 editorial titled "The holiday season for those in grief." My husband, partner and life companion, Jeff Bruner, died this past June following a...
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Diversity good for neighborhoodsDec 24, 2014 4:01 am - Thank you for the research showing neighborhoods and schools where minorities are the new majority. This information should be well received by those who are seeking to ...
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Looters were working for someone elseDec 23, 2014 4:01 am - Who is funding these groups of thugs and opportunists that rotate from one "event" to the next? Many if not most of the protesters are shipped in, handed signs and bullh...