Cook County Opinion
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Be willing to consider different view on deityJun 01, 2014 5:01 am - The May 8 edition of Your Views included a letter titled, "A thought exercise on prayer, deity." The Daily Herald must feel honored the writer chose your paper in which ...
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Digital age makes for 'dream quinceanera'Jun 01, 2014 5:00 am - It was an old-fashioned, heartwarming story made possible by the digital age. Brandy Huerta's message came to us via the Daily Herald Facebook page. In it, the Carpenter...
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A billion dollars to study neutrinos?Jun 01, 2014 12:01 am - A billion dollars to study neutrinos? Surely our poor heavily in debt Uncle Sam could find something more worthwhile to spend a billion dollars on than the elusive ...
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Some reasons we're not like the good old daysMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - In the May 15 Your Views, Mr. Larry Craig echoed the heartfelt, sincere feelings of folks who hearken back to the U.S. of decades ago. It was an era of much higher atten...
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Hawks, Redskins: 2 different meaningsMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - This is in response to the guest editorial by John Mehrtens. Mr. Mehrtens is off base with his proposal for the Blackhawks to change their name. There are differences be...
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Small acts of goodness build a communityMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - We often hear that it's the little things in life that mean a lot. Holding a door for a stranger, letting someone with just a few items go ahead of you at the checkout c...
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Signs are pointing to another recessionMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - During the past few days two rather subtle announcements, which escaped much scrutiny in the news media, have raised a rather concerning view of the economy going forwar...
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Make a difference, plant a few treesMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - Do you notice the lack of trees in many places? Do you care about trees? Do you know how much they can help? Deforestation is a big problem, to us and to animals. Trees ...
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The SoapboxMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - Ending well: The political process makes us all angry at times, but when legislative negotiating works, it can be very satisfying. So it is with a once-weak bill in...
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We have ability to focus on more than one issueMay 30, 2014 5:01 am - Cokie Roberts and her husband wrote a column that appeared in the Herald on May 13 claiming that the Republicans were exploiting the deaths of four Americans by keeping ...