Cook County Opinion
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Educating public on Anvil Club planOct 11, 2013 4:40 am - Educating public on Anvil Club plan For 57 years the Anvil Club of East Dundee has been a private club allowing only members to access amenities. Dwindling membersh...
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Not all blessed to have insuranceOct 10, 2013 11:01 am - Not all blessed to have insurance Today there are so many ways that we and our legislators are hurting the least among us. The shutdown of the government because so...
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Editorial: Reconsider separate election boardsOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - We’ve been scratching our heads for months about a state law of mysterious origins that requires Lake County to take election duties away from the county clerk and creat...
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Obamacare is packed with deceitOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - Government shutdown, bad? Six times in eight years the Democrats shut down the government during the Reagan presidency. And the president is doing what he does best, bla...
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Schools needed for recovering drug usersOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - I want to thank the Daily Herald for focusing on the problems of addition, especially the heroin epidemic that has damaged lives and families and communities. Last night...
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We can pay furloughed workers not to work?Oct 10, 2013 5:00 am - So now we hear that our elected representatives have voted to pay all furloughed government workers. What’s wrong with this picture? If they can pay them not to work, th...
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Government can’t run anythingOct 10, 2013 4:40 am - Government can’t run anything This government shutdown is inexcusable. These individuals are great at pointing fingers back and forth blaming each other. Both sides...
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Accuracy is important in all lettersOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - In Elinor L. Miller’s letter on Sept. 20, she stated accuracy is very important. She was critical of a letter written by Wayne Oras. In her letter she blamed President O...
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Work to preserve our ‘companion species’Oct 09, 2013 5:00 am - I just received my first animal welfare calendar for 2014. Looking at each month’s picture I was reminded of how many animal species have within just a few decades becom...
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Find budget solution that’s more than temporaryOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - Daily Herald staff, I hope you hear me and can get the word out to my congresspeople here in Illinois. Get to work, Congress! Are you listening? Here is my message: 1. ...