Cook County Opinion
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Harper's program for disabled valuableJun 03, 2014 5:01 am - I loved the Herald article about the graduates of Harper College's new program for adults with mild cognitive disabilities. Harper truly is a place with something for ev...
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FDA too slow to regulate e-cigsJun 03, 2014 5:01 am - The fact that the FDA "proposed" regulating e-cigs, but hasn't yet, is beyond belief. That they didn't immediately ban fruity flavors/names that appeal to children is, i...
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Public pensions are too good a dealJun 03, 2014 5:01 am - Almost every other day there is an article in the Daily Herald about outrageous salaries or pension payouts. Just yesterday there were nine presidents of universities th...
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Step up, GOP women, and take party backJun 02, 2014 5:01 am - Why do the GOP demagogues insist on another costly and fruitless investigation into Benghazi? Already they have spent a billion dollars in their determination to try to ...
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Stand up for the truly malignedJun 02, 2014 5:01 am - I am truly proud. Fifty U.S. senators sent a letter to the NFL to seek an end to the racist Washington "Redskins," begging them to stop offending the American Indian com...
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Loaded words painted wrong picture of protestJun 02, 2014 5:01 am - I liked the picture of the worker protest at the McDonald's headquarters published on May 22. It was a nice illustration of workers standing together in solidarity while...
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The real reason for VA hospital delaysJun 02, 2014 5:01 am - The people responsible for faking wait times of veterans to see doctors of course should be fired, but that was not the cause of the delays and possible deaths. It was t...
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Letting government think for usJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Never in my 74 years did I ever imagine my country being as it is today. Congress has become irrelevant because of the massive unconstitutional executive orders Obama ha...
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Proper defense was missing at BenghaziJun 01, 2014 5:01 am - As a former professional Army fire support officer, trained in both the use of artillery and close air support, I can quantify that the recent Herald article recapping t...
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Just watch income-tax vote next fallJun 01, 2014 5:01 am - I saw Mike Riopell's article op May 23. It was the latest in what I'm sure will be a continuing stream of analyses about why the temporary income tax increase is not bei...