Cook County Opinion
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Special needs and natural disastersDec 02, 2013 3:40 am - Special needs and natural disasters Your coverage of Typhoon Haiyan and the November tornadoes has been thorough, but you and numerous media outlets miss one aspect...
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Volunteerism should be in curriculumDec 02, 2013 3:40 am - Volunteerism should be in curriculum As a college student and a veteran, I look around to our neighborhoods and I am concerned about the teenagers’ involvement into...
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Our nation wasn’t built on handoutsDec 01, 2013 4:00 am - I am responding to the Nov. 11 letter by James Prescott. Mr. Prescott makes it sound as if he carried auto insurance to protect others. I also carried auto insurance, da...
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Obama puts his legacy over citizens’ needsDec 01, 2013 4:00 am - Thank you, President Obama for shoving the Affordable Care Act down our throats. It appears that in making health care a little more affordable for those on welfare, it ...
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Get facts on Obama’s Gettysburg readingDec 01, 2013 4:00 am - After hearing all the GOP outrage regarding President Obama’s omission of “Under God” from his reading of the Gettysburg Address for a documentary by Ken Burns, I figure...
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The SoapboxNov 30, 2013 4:00 am - Taking aim against heroin: Stunned by the record-breaking 43 heroin deaths in DuPage County this year, the county board has set aside $100,000 for a public education cam...
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Schools should curb spending to reduce taxesNov 30, 2013 4:00 am - This is in reference to the Nov. 23 letter from Harold Knudsen regarding school costs and seniors. I would like to state that I am sure when Mr. Knudsen’s children were ...
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Ease tax burden with a new sports venueNov 30, 2013 4:00 am - A recent Saturday edition of the Herald was like a breath of fresh air. Shifting the tax burden away from homeowners, what a great idea. Building a domed stadium would ...
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Execs rigging system to boost the wealthy?Nov 29, 2013 4:00 am - Walmart has reportedly posted signs asking employees to donate food items for other employees who are in need. The sad truth is that many of Walmart’s employees earn suc...
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Find the waste, fraud in food stamps programNov 29, 2013 4:00 am - The typhoon in the Philippines caused loss of life and a population left without shelter, food and water. The cartoonist in the Daily Herald on Nov. 20 equates this to w...