Cook County Opinion
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Show respect for animals in these tempsDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - This bitterly cold weather is potentially deadly for stray and abandoned animals. We should support organizations such as Paws Chicago, The Animal Welfare League, The An...
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Charity after disasters should focus on homeDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - A tornado in Illinois. And how many foreign countries are here to help and bring in supplies? But we are the first to go where there is a disaster. But can we take care ...
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Respect the freedom to express our beliefsDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - In response to a Dec. 8 letter, I’d like to remind the writer that telling people not to say merry Christmas offends people who do say that. And that is OK unless he is ...
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Website violates privacy of transit ridersDec 13, 2013 4:00 am - As a parent I want to make everyone aware of a website that violates people’s privacy. It lets the general public post photos of CTA riders. It’s called People of the CT...
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Obama has become master of the spinDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - With the Obama administration it seems it is never “what is,” but rather “what can we make them believe it is.” Or in a campaign situation, “what can we make them believ...
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Impeachment result of health care mess?Dec 12, 2013 3:40 am - Impeachment result of health care mess? Many low-income people who think they secured insurance using the HealthCare.gov website may not be insured. While the presi...
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Editorial: It’s the best time to share the wealthDec 11, 2013 8:35 am - A front-page story Tuesday on the so-called “new rich” of U.S. adults — those with household income of $250,000 or more — increasing in numbers in America, comes at a fo...
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Test scores don’t tell the whole storyDec 11, 2013 4:00 am - The modest gains revealed by the Nov. 7 release of this year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicate that the current test-based, austerity-driven ...
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Can we not keep Christ in Christmas?Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am - Can we not keep Christ in Christmas? In a letter to the editor of the Daily Herald on Dec. 8, Steve Howard expresses the sentiment that “whatever you do, do not use...
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Send message about waste, corruptionDec 11, 2013 3:40 am - Send message about waste, corruption Thanks to the sequester, federal spending from Jan 1 to Oct. 1 was reduced by $100 billion. That is the good news, the bad news...