Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Gay choir director's firing cause for discussion, not judgmentJul 31, 2014 11:00 pm - By all accounts, Colin Collette is a wonderful choir director. And for 17 years, he led the choir at Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness. This week he was fired....
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Show compassion for parents of baby, tooJul 31, 2014 5:01 am - Today, the charity organization Rest in His Arms will hold a funeral at St. Anne Catholic Church in Barrington for a 7-month-old baby who died from starvation. Whether y...
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Tragedy reminds us to cherish our loved onesJul 31, 2014 5:01 am - Life can change in a heartbeat. This week, my young neighbor, Ryan Flannigan, died as the result of a senseless tragedy. It is never easy to lose a loved one, but it is ...
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Why not ban alcohol, tobacco, too?Jul 31, 2014 12:01 am - Why not ban alcohol, tobacco, too? The St. Charles City Council has refused to allow consideration for video poker approval for charitable causes because of the objectio...
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Elgin's 311 system an initial successJul 31, 2014 12:01 am - Elgin's 311 system an initial success A few days ago, we noticed our streetlight wasn't on. In the past, we would call and report it along with pole type (metal or ...
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Demand accountability in state spendingJul 30, 2014 5:01 am - Considering voter anger over a tax increase, it seems doubtful the state income tax will remain at 5 percent. While Illinois is not the poorest state it has to be one of...
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Many liberals just don't know the factsJul 30, 2014 5:01 am - In response to James Prescott's remarks about my June post on the "gifts" of liberalism. I have insufficient space to show that his every criticism was wrong. So I'll fo...
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'Overseas' corporations costing U.S. taxpayersJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - A recent article in the Business section in the Daily Herald stated that the creator of Beanie Babies, Ty Warner, tried to hide over $25 million from federal tax authori...
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Palestinians' needs must be recognizedJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - The (French, Dutch, Yugoslav, Czech, Norwegian, Polish, Greek, etc.) Underground Resistance fought the five-year Nazi occupation of their countries with whatever small w...
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Leftist writers can't see the error of their waysJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - The Herald is becoming too left-leaning for my taste. Your writers, Richard Cohen (and others), are living in never-never land. We should take his advice and avoid a boo...