Cook County Opinion
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Cameras drive shoppers out of townAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - There is a red light camera in Elk Grove Village at Rohlwing and Biesterfield roads. The terrific series carried by the Daily Herald confirmed the intersection has hidde...
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Illinois subjects don't warrant right to self-defenseAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald's piece (July 26) regarding a police officer shooting three suspected crooks trying to kill him and his companion illustrates what is wrong in Illinois....
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'Seeing Red' proves it's about profitAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the "Seeing Red" series. It is an excellent piece of investigative reporting. You proved, I believe, beyond a reasonable doubt, that traffic cameras for ri...
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We've already seen the birth certificateAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I am all for Free Speech, but I don't know why the Daily Herald would waste time, ink, and paper to print letters like the one from Robert A. Schott (July 25) regarding ...
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Economy needs bolder solutionsAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There's been a lot said about giving the Obama administration more time to fix the economy, like, "It's only been seven months," or "This will take two years to make a d...
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Health-care reform misses the targetAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - First, I applaud President Obama's attempt to fix the problem. Albeit, his timing is a little off. Right now I think creating jobs and getting money circulating in the e...
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Smoking in squads should be allowedAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I disagree with the July 25 soapbox article. I feel that any police, fire or service person who willingly puts his or her life on the line every day work deserves to be ...
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Is this really leadership?Aug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The new president, who so enjoys the bully pulpit and media veneration, has exposed his arrogance and shrouded bigotry by involving himself in a local police matter of w...
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Who's doing the profiling?Aug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - According to Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley "... clearly was a rogue policeman." According to President Obama, the p...
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Vote against Illinois' career politiciansAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I, for one, am fed up with our governor and state legislators. Most appear to be only interested in maintaining their jobs and not willing to address the difficult probl...