Cook County Opinion
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A more fitting name for Washington’s teamNov 19, 2013 4:00 am - I am not in favor of changing the Washington NFL team’s name for political correctness or any other reason. The nickname has been attached to the football team for decad...
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Candidate went too far on anti-abortion standNov 19, 2013 4:00 am - A Republican named Ken Cuccinelli lost the race for governor of Virginia to a Democrat named Terry McAuliffe. Now, I couldn’t care less who is the governor of Virginia; ...
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Forest district loses sight of missionNov 19, 2013 3:40 am - Forest district loses sight of mission Kudos to the Elgin Area League of Women Voters for the outstanding report about the mismanagement (my conclusion) of our fore...
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On being American ... and a MuslimNov 19, 2013 3:40 am - On being American ... and a Muslim One would think that being American and being a Muslim would have two diverging paths that would never cross. The reality is that...
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A scary, puzzling time for a first-graderNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - The lunch bell rang, and we lined up at the door of our first-grade classroom. “Bring all your books with you. You’re all going home,” Sister Francis Marie said with a c...
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Shock among students, nuns working in hospitalNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Where were you when JFK was shot? I was a student nurse at St. Anne’s Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. Some of us heard the news on the floors. I was between classes. We...
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Weekend of mourning led to joy for pairNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Beside the terrible sadness of the death of JFK, the weekend brought about one thing that has been wonderful in my life. I was a senior at Loyola University’s Michigan A...
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Child born 2 months later is named JohnNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - I certainly recall that day. It will never leave me. I was Christmas shopping in Oak Park on Lake Street I was seven months’ pregnant with my son John. I was in a jewelr...
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Gravesite a place of honor, respectNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - As we move closer to the 50th anniversary of that awful time, I am drawn to two distinct moments on which to reflect about Nov. 22, 1963. When I first heard of the shoot...
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‘Presidents don’t get shot nowadays, do they?’Nov 18, 2013 4:00 am - A small town in New Jersey, outdoor PE class on a warm November afternoon, sixth grade, 11 years old — and as we filed back into the building, one of our classmates had ...