Cook County Opinion
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Fixed income in a digital worldMay 15, 2014 12:01 am - Fixed income in a digital world It's rough getting old, forgetful and limited to a fixed income. What can people do without having any computers, keypads or any el...
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White House was silent on embassy attackMay 14, 2014 5:01 am - On the day of the attack of our embassy and Ambassador Stevens in Libya, where was the White House or State Department "special report" interruption on TV or on any news...
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Not all life-or-death cases are clear-cutMay 14, 2014 5:01 am - Mr. Lorimer (Your Views, April 24) invites reasoned discussion of the contentious topic of abortion. Wonderful. First things first: Abortion is serious, and the fewer th...
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Don't retire at age 62, stay engagedMay 14, 2014 12:01 am - Don't retire at age 62, stay engaged Cause of Alzheimer's disease: Lack of exercise for the brain. Cure: Drop the practice of having employees retire at age 62 and ...
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Boycotting gas in West DundeeMay 13, 2014 5:01 am - I have anxiously been waiting for the decision from the village of West Dundee as to what they plan to do with their budget pending the imminent departure of the Target ...
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Israel shouldn't bow to America's demandsMay 13, 2014 5:01 am - I cannot recall seeing a more inane or blindly prejudiced letter in the Herald than the one from Jim Crane on April 26. His view is that Israel may not determine its own...
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Benghazi truth known; show actionMay 12, 2014 5:01 am - Why is it all I ever hear, of late, is that "this committee or that committee," is to be assembled together to "further determine" what really occurred in Benghazi? I re...
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White House must reveal the truthMay 12, 2014 5:01 am - I know you don't want to hear about Benghazi anymore, but when I heard this guy, a former spokesman from the Obama White House, call Fox News host Bret Baier "dude," it ...
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Put government penalties where they belongMay 12, 2014 5:01 am - We should tax yogurt in the same manner as tobacco and alcohol on the contention that it is a deadly and addictive product. How pretentious of me! Despite the fact that...
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Road crews leaving plastic clutter behindMay 12, 2014 5:01 am - I drive a lot, and occasionally see a plastic bag dangling from something. During those same trips, I have noticed much more plastic in road construction traffic cones a...