Cook County Opinion
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Hit Chicago back over high water feesMar 05, 2014 4:01 am - I read the other week an article in which Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson was discussing the high price of Chicago water and looking at options. It's a shame that ...
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Nuns victims of Obama oppressionMar 04, 2014 11:01 pm - Nuns victims of Obama oppression Illinois has long been known as the home of the Great Emancipator. But now it can claim a second more nefarious title: the home of ...
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Teachers get better deal than other retireesMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - Our Social Security COLA was 1.5 percent because this was the cost of inflation. This should be a standard that should be followed by federal and state agencies. Mount P...
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Make a 'living wage' something really livableMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - Mr. Borris, owner of Hel's Kitchen Catering (Feb. 22 letter), should be ashamed of himself for paying his employees only $10 an hour. He calls this a "living wage," but ...
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Struck by Slusher's sparkling phrasesMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - Congratulations to Jim Slusher for his excellent column on Feb. 20, "What grows when zealousness and tolerance coexist." I was particularly struck by some of his sparkli...
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Rauner has money but lacks experienceMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - In his Feb. 22 letter, Sean Morrison compared the attacks by fellow Republicans against Bruce Rauner to "fragging," the practice of assassinating the leader of one's own...
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Freedom from religion wasn't the intentMar 04, 2014 4:01 am - "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or th...
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All have role in teaching next generationMar 04, 2014 4:01 am - There are many conflicting positions in life. However the positions on various issues are not difficult to surmise. No one railing against raising the minimum wage is wo...
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COD travel expenses are petty cash comparativelyMar 03, 2014 4:01 am - While I appreciate Daily Herald staffers being committed to watching over how taxes are spent, I take great issue with the "investigation" into the ongoing reimbursement...
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Higher minimum wage will lead to job lossesMar 03, 2014 4:01 am - David Borris' Feb. 22 letter in support of raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour ironically did more to oppose it than support it. In addition, his facts were incomple...