Cook County Opinion
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May food drive was appreciatedJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - Vernon Township wishes to thank the National Association of Letter Carriers and all that participated in the 22nd Annual Food Drive that was held on Saturday, May 10. Th...
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Leave Holocaust story to history booksJun 13, 2014 5:01 am - Dave Schulz's letter on June 8 article states we should teach our young about the Holocaust so they are compassionate about what happened. I say enough about teaching ab...
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What kind of air will our grandchildren breathe?Jun 13, 2014 5:01 am - The president recently directed the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the emission of carbon dioxide into the air we inhale. There was an immediate negative re...
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Editorial: Protecting your kids from others, themselvesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Technology has a way of complicating, as well as simplifying, our lives. Our parents - and now we - look wistfully upon the simpler times of our youth, when there were f...
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Keep McDonald's museum at current siteJun 12, 2014 5:01 am - I recently read in the Daily Herald that a real estate firm was planning on building a bank (just what we need) on the southwest corner of Rand Road and Lee Street in De...
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Editorial: Help on the horizon for water, flooding problemsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A new water policy advanced by Gov. Pat Quinn and of special interest to many suburbs prone to flooding has passed both houses of the legislature without any opposition....
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Bergdahl probe more GOP blusterJun 12, 2014 12:01 am - Bergdahl probe more GOP bluster Surprise, surprise ... another Republican Congressional investigation. Instead of passing legislation, the Tea Party-led GOP is plan...
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Fracking a threat to humans, animalsJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - Illinois has too many major problems and should not allow dangerous fracking. In other areas fracking has caused water and land pollution that direly imperils the health...
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Proof that people are born gay or straightJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - As of June 1, marriage equality became a reality in Illinois. I wanted to take a moment to address two issues: traditional marriage and homophobia. In antiquity a man co...
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Instead of prisoners, let's swap presidentsJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - Like many Americans, I question the logic of trading five terrorists for one captive in Afghanistan. I suggest an exchange that does make sense. Let us trade President O...