Cook County Opinion
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U.S. unjustly holding back Ebola medicationAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - No valid reason exists for keeping the medication that stopped the deadly Ebola virus in two Americans from the people of West Africa. This trial drug has not been appro...
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USO rules leave disabled veterans shut outAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Having devoted more than five years and 3,000 service hours at USO O'Hare, I know the good that USO's dedicated volunteers do year-round in support of our active duty mi...
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Taxes should be based on ability to payAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - The political attack ads that focus on how much money Bruce Rauner made last year and what he paid in taxes, etc., only highlight the underlying problem with our tax sys...
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New leadership needed to fight jet noiseAug 15, 2014 5:01 am - As what should have been very predictable from the start of the O'Hare Modernization Plan, the increased noise is drastically affecting quality of life for all suburbs d...
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You'd be 'crazy' to miss this showAug 15, 2014 5:01 am - There's no need to fly to NYC to enjoy a Broadway-caliber show. Just head to Cutting Hall in Palatine and enjoy the Fremont Street Theater Company's current performance ...
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Does church 'right' include Crusades?Aug 15, 2014 12:01 am - A letter in the Aug. 10 Daily Herald states that the Catholic Church exists to inform us what is right or wrong, and the Church needs to speak truth into all of our live...
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Choir director deserved to lose jobAug 15, 2014 12:01 am - I take offense to Ed Plum's views on compromise on marriage. This is marriage - man and woman! That is it, there is no other, even the laws of nature are in accord with ...
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Township: Repeal prevailing wage lawAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Last month the Palatine Township Board approved the Prevailing Wage Act for Palatine Township - not because it was the right thing to do, but because Illinois forces all...
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They're happy in the village of good neighborsAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - In December 2012, my husband and I found ourselves moving from the Delaware shore to an Arlington Heights condo. Serious illness brought us to be near family. The area c...
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Why were beautiful old trees cut down?Aug 14, 2014 1:01 am - The two lots at 4500 Fairfax Avenue in Rolling Meadows were heavily wooded with beautiful old oak trees, willow trees and walnut trees. The property has changed hands se...