Cook County Opinion
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Health care law was destined to cost us moreNov 07, 2013 4:00 am - In 2009, I wrote a letter that appeared on this page regarding the problems the Affordable Care Act would bring to the middle class. When those of us who cared to really...
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Meat lover begs to differ with letterNov 07, 2013 4:00 am - In reference to the Oct. 31 letter, “Shivering in fright over meat industry,” I eat beef. I grew up on a central Illinois farm that had 200 Angus cows. They were treated...
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Clinton would win solely on ‘rock star status’Nov 07, 2013 4:00 am - Jim Peterson, in his Oct. 17 letter, states that he supports Hillary Clinton for president for the following reasons: 타 “Our country needs a woman president.” Gender is...
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JFK, followed by list of ineptitudeNov 07, 2013 3:40 am - JFK, followed by list of ineptitude JFK’s assassination led to LBJ’s expansion of the Vietnam quagmire, Nixon’s Watergate/resignation, Ford’s pardon of the crook, C...
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Editorial: NFL bullying case is a teaching momentNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - Clearly the timing couldn’t be better for Indian Prairie Unit District 204 and its parents council to host a bullying prevention presentation tonight at Crone Middle Sch...
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Shutdown didn’t affect Motorola earningsNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - I have to admit that the very large and bold headline in The Oct. 24 Business section certainly grabbed my attention. However, after reading the article, I believe the h...
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Unpleasant Metra commutes make whole mess worseNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - I was so happy that the rain had stopped when I looked out the window this morning since I had left my umbrella at the office. That was until I got off the Metra train i...
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Pension changes must not hurt school employeesNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - To the General Assembly: As a resident of Illinois, I urge you to vote no on the conference committee’s draft plan on pensions. I urge you to vote no on any plan that il...
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Achieve justice, and all will winNov 05, 2013 5:00 am - Nearly all of today’s dialogue focuses only on the edge of the fiscal cliff before us. Let’s look at the bigger picture of winners and losers since the election of 2012....
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The enormities of health care softwareNov 05, 2013 3:40 am - The enormities of health care software I have been following the numerous complaints about the implementation of the new health care law program. The total world in...