Cook County Opinion
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Article's claims about VA don't add upAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - The Aug. 27 newspaper had an article by Associated Press journalist Stephen Ohlemacher about the "shoddy care" by the VA." The article covered various aspects of the ins...
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Make new vaccination easier to obtainAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - As one of millions of moms in the middle of the back-to-school rush, I have a request for legislators: Please make it easier for us to get our kids vaccinated. Earlier t...
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No action on misuse of handicapped parkingAug 29, 2014 5:01 am - Misuse of handicapped parking placards is both rampant and well-known. Inconsiderate physically-fit 20-, 30- and 40-somethings illegally use these placards to save a few...
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Getting the runaround on help for veteransAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - I have an idea to help our disabled vets find affordable housing in the Northwest suburbs: new homes. I know it's an ambitious plan and would require help from governmen...
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Editorial: Rebate should be at top of list for extra tax fundsAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - It's easier to spend other people's money than your own. That reality probably has bedeviled taxpayers since the beginning of modern democracy. So when Northwest Suburba...
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Rauner property tax freeze a bad ideaAug 27, 2014 12:01 am - Rauner property tax freeze a bad idea Lately, Bruce Rauner, the GOP candidate for governor, has been decrying the high property taxes in Illinois. Well, I have news...
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At long last: A zero star movie reviewAug 27, 2014 12:01 am - At long last: A zero star movie review My life is now complete. I've been reading Daily Herald movie reviews for years hoping to finally find one with zero stars. M...
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Nothing Islamic about ISISAug 27, 2014 12:00 am - ISIS self-proclaims to be “The Islamic state of Iraq and al-Sham.” However, the reality is there is nothing Islamic about ISIS. Innocent civilians are dying and minoriti...
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When will president work for us?Aug 26, 2014 5:01 am - He still doesn't get it. After six years in office, President Obama thinks everyone in government works for him. In a recent press conference the president was asked if ...
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Silence was better than wordsAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Kudos to you for your Opinion page on Aug. 22. A picture is worth a thousand words. RIP, James Foley. Barbara Wiedlin Des Plaines ...