Cook County Opinion
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TV today beyond 'a vast wasteland'Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am - More than 50 years ago, Newton Minow was the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. It was up to his people to decide if you could get your broadcasting lice...
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Criticism of president was fantasticalJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - Reader Steve Morrissey's July 8 letter presents us with a fantasy astonishing in the depth of its paranoia and complete disconnect from reality. He implies that Presiden...
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Employers shouldn't cover cost of abortionsJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - There seems quite a bit of confusion regarding the Hobby Lobby ruling on the distinction between a public company and a private family business, and also judicial review...
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Heroic cabbie, oil change guys and CODJul 20, 2014 1:00 am - Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, shamelessly stolen from th...
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Get your exercise: Walk across campusJul 18, 2014 5:01 am - Harper College will soon open a parking garage so that students and staff can avoid walking from the more distant parking lots to their classes on the modest-size ca...
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We need true patriots running governmentJul 17, 2014 5:01 am - Ever wonder why regardless of who is president we continue the same anti-American policies that chip away at our civil liberties, wealth and freedom? Take for example Bu...
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Professional help needed for bullies, tooJul 17, 2014 5:01 am - As a child in the 1960s, I was constantly and viciously bullied in grade school, middle school, early high school, and at church. There was some sexual molestation. When...
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Editorial: Keep an open mind about building changesJul 17, 2014 5:01 am - It is heartening to see roadside homebuilder signs popping up along suburban roadways. It's been six years since the mortgage bubble burst and many homebuilders pulled u...
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Good U-46 decision on charter schoolJul 17, 2014 12:01 am - Good U-46 decision on charter school This letter is in response to Richard Francke's letter of July 5. Mr. Francke, along with me and other taxpayers in the U-46 di...
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Empathy for victims of sexual assaultJul 16, 2014 5:01 am - I was robbed by three large young men. They approached me after I was leaving a wake. They demanded that I give them my wallet. They did not hurt me, but they threatened...