Cook County Opinion
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Pride in losing? It's difficult to watchJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - In 50-plus years I have gotten over the fact that soccer in the U.S. was played by those who could neither hit a baseball, shoot a basketball or make a tackle. While not...
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Memorial Day event surpassed all othersJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Memorial Day Committee thanks everyone for making the 95th annual Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony one of the very best in our history. Once again,...
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Without village inspector, they'd still have gas leakJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - Building permits! Don't you get aggravated everytime you want to do something around your home, you have to apply for a building permit? Great way for the village to jus...
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Guns not largest cause of tragic deaths in U.S.Jun 27, 2014 5:01 am - The "Only in America" caption on the cartoon published June 20 was an example of the misleading information that gun control groups use to try to further their cause. ...
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Flags with ads on them against U.S. codeJun 27, 2014 5:01 am - For several years I have received an American flag on or around Memorial Day with a business card attached, stuck in my front lawn. I feel that this is being used for ad...
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Lavish improvements on campus burdensomeJun 27, 2014 5:01 am - I am writing in response to recent articles in the Daily Herald, "Competing for student dollars" and "Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes." In the first a...
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Move carefully on undocumented minorsJun 27, 2014 5:01 am - In taking note of your front-page article on June 21, I would like to express my frustration and concern over our thoughtless and irresponsible government in Washington ...
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Ponder these 'gifts' of liberalismJun 26, 2014 5:01 am - One year ago I stated that the Obama administration was the most unethical, immoral and criminal presidency in U.S. history. It's even worse now. The policies of the pre...
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Editorial: Hard decisions ahead for public coursesJun 26, 2014 1:00 am - President Obama is getting some flak these days for taking to the golf course a little too much. Some say it puts him out of touch with the average American. Local and n...
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Personal stories of Holocaust valuableJun 25, 2014 5:01 am - My mother-in-law once belonged to a large, happy and prosperous family. She'd been an attorney, married to her first husband, a hospital administrator. They had a baby d...