Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Prepare now for ‘aging in place’Oct 04, 2013 5:00 am - Anyone who lives long enough to face decisions about long-term care inevitably will have to determine the best place to live. While remaining in one’s home is the first ...
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Manufacturing sector up to the challengeOct 04, 2013 5:00 am - Friday, Oct. 4, is National Manufacturing Day. In Illinois, we are recognizing manufacturing throughout the whole month — as we should. It is an opportunity to celebrate...
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Dolphin Cove hasn’t profiled this groupOct 04, 2013 4:40 am - Dolphin Cove hasn’t profiled this group I am responding to a Sept. 7 story in which some staff members at Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center in Carpentersville were...
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The pope understands what’s importantOct 03, 2013 5:00 am - The Catholic Church must apply words from more than 2,000 years ago to life today. Not everyone agrees with the interpretations. Politicians employ a document from more ...
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Congressional leaders in a different worldOct 03, 2013 5:00 am - Dear Congress, Get over it. Show up. Do your job. It’s how the real world operates. Jill Sidoti Des Plaines ...
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Let’s start over and elect new lawmakersOct 03, 2013 5:00 am - After having worked in education as a teacher, administrator and college instructor, and having earned advanced degrees, I consider myself to be a relatively intelligent...
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Chemo patients among us are livingOct 03, 2013 5:00 am - I am Grandma. I am Mom. I am Daughter. I am Sister. I am Friend. I am an Artist. I am a Musician. I am Creative. I am a Writer. Even though I am on chemo, I am not Death...
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Time will prove Obamacare’s valueOct 02, 2013 5:00 am - On Sunday, as I watched Republican Sen. Ted Cruz again on “Meet The Press” after his 21-hour grandstanding on the Senate floor last week, I saw an infuriating man with a...
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Our lawmakers know wealth is powerOct 02, 2013 5:00 am - Linda Dickey’s letter in the Daily Herald on Sept. 21 fails to identify the real reason for the voting by our legislators. They support such things as reductions in food...
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Recalling Freedom Rider days of ‘65Oct 02, 2013 4:40 am - Recalling Freedom Rider days of ‘65 I recently saw “The Butler” and I have to say that it was great. It was also very disturbing to me. You see, I was with what I t...