Cook County Opinion
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Obamacare fight not about our healthSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - Obamacare fight not about our health Those seek to defend the current United States public health system by crippling the implementation of Obamacare should tell us...
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Give students a say in start time debateSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - Give students a say in start time debate After reading “School schedules and student learning” on Friday, Sept. 20, I agree that there needs to be more discussion a...
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A big question after seeing Vietnam wallSep 27, 2013 4:40 am - A big question after seeing Vietnam wall I was there Sept. 19 when it exited off the tollway at Route 25 and parked at the Trout Park baseball area. I can’t explain...
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Editorial: Out of murder, a story of human valuesSep 26, 2013 5:00 am - When we think “suburbs,” a few specific ideas come to mind. We think “schools,” for instance. We like to think “safety.” We think “community” and “neighborhood” and “hom...
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Punishment doesn’t fit the crimeSep 26, 2013 5:00 am - Seeing how President Obama has handled the Syrian chemical weapons crisis makes me wish he was my father when I was growing up. He’d tell me that if I was caught smoking...
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Lawmakers need a wake-up call on pensionsSep 26, 2013 5:00 am - The pension plan for the state of Illinois without a solution to date cause me to wonder if anyone realizes the cost of interest to the state. Perhaps a solution may be ...
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GOP ready to shut down governmentSep 26, 2013 4:40 am - The right-wingers in the U.S. House just voted to cut $40 billion from SNAP that helps feed people making less than $14,500 annually. In other words, the Republicans vot...
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Ayers’ past misdeeds grossly understatedSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - To limit William Ayers’ infamy to “setting off a few small bombs ... in protest of the Vietnam War” in your Sept. 21 article on Elgin Community College’s decision to inv...
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Gay marriage, religious freedom can coexistSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to the Sept. 18 letter by James Finnegan titled “Sports columnist fairly reported on marriage issue.” Mr. Finnegan has some very strong beliefs about...
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Obama’s leadership has failed AmericaSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - In my opinion, I do believe Mr. Obama can make a tough decision. It takes him so much time to make up his mind. Case in point: He never did give the order for the Navy S...