Cook County Opinion
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Obama deceptive about ACA from beginningNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - Well, well, well, the president, after days of being pounded about how people are loosing their health care plans, finally came out and apologized. He didn’t apologize f...
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Enforcing parking laws a matter of safetyNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - On the Sunday morning news on Nov. 10, the Illinois secretary of state announced a major crackdown on those who park illegally in handicapped spaces during Bears games. ...
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Quinn’s got it wrong on ‘progressive’ taxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - As Illinois’ debt increases by at least $21 million per day, we hear calls by Gov. Pat Quinn and many in the state legislature to move to a “progressive” state income ta...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...
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What next after same-sex marriage?Nov 16, 2013 4:00 am - Now that our brilliant, hardworking state legislators have decided that the only criterion for legalizing same-sex marriages is that two people love each other, I can’t ...
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Does president really “know nothing”?Nov 16, 2013 4:00 am - We heard it over and over again during the presidential campaign. It was Mr. Obama’s mantra, “If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it. Period.” “If you l...
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Pols did right thing on marriage voteNov 16, 2013 3:40 am - Pols did right thing on marriage vote For decades Illinois was, and is, the land corrupt, gutless, scheming, “what’s in it for me,” and criminal politicians. Never ...
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Obamacare signup a complete disaterNov 16, 2013 3:40 am - Obamacare signup a complete disater Absent from the Nov. 1 edition of the Daily Herald was the results of the number of people signing up for Obamacare that was rep...
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Don’t leave out teaching teens the tradesNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - I saw an article about Northwest Suburban High School District 214’s plans to spend the millions of dollars that they have accumulated from overtaxing property owners. R...
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Give workers a break; don’t shop on holidayNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - Thanksgiving the holiday is now just another sale day. I had a hard time understanding Black Friday with my wife shopping before the sun has risen. Now we have sales on ...