Cook County Opinion
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Honor African-Americans for their contributionsFeb 28, 2014 4:01 am - Black History Month was initially created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926 to recognize the significant contributions of blacks who were not traditionally acknowledged in Am...
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Editorial: COD trustees wrong on mileage reimbursementFeb 27, 2014 10:00 pm - In the grand scheme of things at the College of DuPage, it's not a huge deal. With a budget of about $175 million, a little more than $1,500 is, frankly, small change. B...
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Get ready for a huge loss of tax moneyFeb 27, 2014 4:01 am - Can the government handle the Affordable Care Act without losing money, that is, without taxpayer support? Answer: The U.S. Postal Service lost $740 million in third qua...
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Duckworth shines bright in first termFeb 27, 2014 4:01 am - This is a response to "Ready for Duckworth Rematch?" published in the Daily Herald on Feb. 16. I refer to comments made by the Republican challengers Ms. Goel and Mr. Ka...
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It's the act they've chosen that is hatedFeb 26, 2014 4:01 am - I read with great interest a letter submitted Feb. 9 by Gary Koca headlined "Gays go to heaven? Bible doesn't say." He is right, there is nothing in the Bible about same...
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Premises to justify abortion were wrongFeb 26, 2014 4:00 am - Within the past week or so, two letters have challenged the belief that abortion is wrong - albeit on different grounds. John Morgan of Arlington Heights asserts a woman...
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Isolationism would have been better responseFeb 26, 2014 4:00 am - Confessing that after several books he still has no idea how World War I started, he eventually pivots to a diatribe against isolationism. Where to start? Leftists, of w...
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Editorial: Not so fast on Fox water agency dissolutionFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - We are all for making government more efficient, especially to reduce duplicate services to save taxpayers money. It's no secret our state has serious problems. At least...
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Hockey headline was overstatedFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - I question your use of the headline "Heartbreak" in describing our women's Olympic hockey team's loss in the gold medal game with Canada. It was a disappointment, perhap...
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Treasures of humanity contributed by gaysFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - Did the spectators in Sochi and television audience around the world witness the Russians paying homage to Pyotr Alexeyevich, anglicized Peter the Great, and Pyotr Tchai...