Cook County Opinion
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Science has sold out on climate changeMay 26, 2014 5:01 am - Recently, the Daily Herald printed a "Guest view" article by two University of Illinois staff members regarding climate change. In the 1970s it was global cooling. When ...
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Districts had control over pension spikesMay 25, 2014 5:01 am - In the May 18 Daily Herald article on school district pension penalties, Schaumburg Elementary District 54 Assistant Superintendent Ric King states (in regards to pensio...
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Memorial Day should focus on veteransMay 25, 2014 5:01 am - Today our veterans are faced with many obstacles. They stand in line waiting for proper medical care. Some, sadly, have died while waiting. Just yesterday I spoke with a...
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A big snow globe, flying through spaceMay 25, 2014 12:01 am - A big snow globe, flying through space Michael Mondach in his May 20 letter believes there is no global warming. OK, so the scientists down in the Antarctic and in ...
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Go the healthful route with your grillingMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Folks setting to break out their outdoor grill on Memorial Day face a deadly choice of inflicting food poisoning or cancer on their family and friends. Food poisoning by...
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Watch for military salutes this weekendMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - When you see people in civilian clothing saluting at Memorial Day events this weekend, it's likely they'll be American veterans. As civilians stand and hold their hands ...
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Residents of manufactured homes need protectionMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Throughout my time as mayor of Des Plaines and state representative, I learned about the rampant abuse and mistreatment of tenants in manufactured home communities by th...
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Bunker Hill Drive nightmare continuesMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - As a former resident of Bunker Hill Drive in Algonquin, I think letter writer Harry Gibbons barely touched the surface of the nightmare. This street has been horrible fo...
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Other Benghazi spurred by videoMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Karl Rove, who perfected this GOP strategy most notably in the Swift-boating of John Kerry, is at it again with The Hillary brain damage nonsense. The idea is that once ...
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The SoapboxMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Prevailing protest: Mount Prospect leaders acknowledge their vote against a state-mandated ordinance had no practical effect, but the protest was worth noting. Requ...