Cook County Opinion
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Retirees are entitled to '13th payment'Apr 14, 2014 5:01 am - I was an elementary school secretary and am very aggravated that the IMRF pension plan is being attacked. It is the only pension plan I know of in Illinois that is solve...
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Ask these questions of Obamacare opponentsApr 14, 2014 5:01 am - The president recently announced the final numbers for enrollment in the insurance plans that came as the result of the Affordable Care Act - 7,1 million enrollees. This...
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Obama doing what's best for countryApr 14, 2014 5:01 am - Hatred is an ugly thing. And when we read of the hundreds of hate groups in the U.S., we are terribly saddened. The bulk of them are directed toward our first African-Am...
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A lot of spending with little gainedApr 14, 2014 5:01 am - The president took a victory lap because his administration is now estimating that 7.1 million people have signed up for Obamacare and they have reached their goal. Mayb...
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Listen to voices of 7 million AmericansApr 14, 2014 5:01 am - The numbers tell the story, but who is listening? The millions who have signed up are telling the politicians we needed this. Still there are the politicians who will ke...
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Sensible tips to avoid credit card fraudApr 13, 2014 5:01 am - While cleaning out some old stuff today, I found an Dec. 13, 2013, letters column in the newspaper. It dealt with credit card fraud, so I thought I'd pass along a few ti...
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Expect Cubs to play before more empty seatsApr 13, 2014 5:01 am - Spring has finally arrived along with Cubs baseball. General manager Jed Hoyer has done his due diligence. He has loaded up the Cubs' roster with free agent sub-.200 car...
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Is aim of abortion really population control?Apr 13, 2014 5:01 am - Liberals and Democrats are the only ones looking at what really needs to be done about climate change. They call for everyone to have access to abortions, or should I sa...
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Candy, movies in school: What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 5:00 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing “Toy Story” during i...
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Was Malaysian jet hit by space debris?Apr 12, 2014 5:01 am - After weeks of theories and postulates as to what happened to Malaysian Air MH370, I thought I'd provide an alternative theory. There are 5,500 tons of space junk in orb...