Cook County Opinion
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America's best offensive is exporting energyJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Eastern Ukraine to Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, much of the rest of the Middle East and a chunk of Africa are awash with tyrants, thugs and terrorists. They have one thing i...
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Many of our ancestors followed the lawJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - This is in response to Mike Junge's letter of July 11 regarding immigrants coming to the United States. He fails to mention that many are coming here illegally. Mr. Jung...
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Letter defending Obama refreshing to readJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - I am surprised that the Daily Herald actually printed the letter from Mr. Nelson on July 20 ("Criticism of Obama was fantastical"). Ninety-nine percent of letters in pri...
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Fed policies weigh on working familiesJul 27, 2014 5:01 am - Good article on July 7 about Mr. Ben Bernanke (the ex-Federal Reserve chairman) and the Federal Reserve policies. Just a couple of things not mentioned: 1. Mr. Bernanke...
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Businesses' merger threats are ludicrousJul 27, 2014 12:01 am - Businesses' merger threats are ludicrous This is in response to the article, "Taxes fueling exodus?" American corporations, which as a result of decisions by activi...
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Treat people of all races with respectJul 26, 2014 5:01 am - In the July 2 front-page article marking 50 years after the Civil Rights Act, I zeroed in on the part about the black lawyer checking on details of her current case, and...
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Coyotes are wild, unpredictable animalsJul 26, 2014 5:01 am - I am responding to a front-page news story on July 16 about an 84-year-old woman who saved her neighbor's dog from a 100-pound coyote and his pack. They were about to te...
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Durbin will fight for equality in wagesJul 26, 2014 5:01 am - Despite being 2014, women still earn 77 cents to every man's dollar. America has come a long way in gender equality over the past 50 years, but for some reason women sti...
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Saturday soapboxJul 26, 2014 1:01 am - Design your park: Very nice approach by the Bloomingdale Park District, which is holding an open house next week about playground equipment for Seasons Four Park. T...
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Senate is missing the important issuesJul 25, 2014 5:01 am - The political maneuvering in Washington, D.C., is disheartening. Instead of dealing with the major issues affecting our country the Senate introduced a bill to override ...