Cook County Opinion
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Proof that A-Rod was not on drugsSep 05, 2013 4:10 am - Proof that A-Rod was not on drugs Too many people have expressed their opinion about Alex Rodriguez not based on facts. There were players that enhanced their perfo...
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Illinois taxes are out of controlSep 05, 2013 4:10 am - Illinois taxes are out of control I have enjoyed reading updates in the Daily Herald regarding the abuses of taxpayer’s money here in Illinois. It is a very importa...
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Weird strategy for Syria attackSep 04, 2013 5:28 pm - President Obama has announced he will seek congressional permission to attack Syria, generally detailing where and how. I am not a military strategist nor ever boxed in...
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Editorial: School funding key in dealing with poverty levelsSep 04, 2013 5:00 am - It’s always best to find the silver lining in news that on first blush may be less than ideal. So it is with a report in Tuesday’s Daily Herald that poverty rates in 83 ...
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We’d be better off with smaller governmentSep 03, 2013 5:00 am - James Prescott from Schaumburg is one of those big-government-loving, high tax, nanny state kinda guys. He does not yearn for the good old days of smaller government bec...
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Action would speak louder than wordsSep 03, 2013 5:00 am - With regard to K. Wagner's Aug. 16 letter criticizing the “hypocrisy” of Wal-Mart and the Walton family, I am reminded of something my mother often said to me during my ...
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Put end to construction ‘union tax’Sep 02, 2013 5:00 am - The Daily Herald regularly reports on issues important to our community’s workers. This Labor Day, I would like to highlight individuals whose work is on display every d...
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Address root causes of youth crimeSep 02, 2013 5:00 am - In the Daily Herald’s Aug. 27 national news summary, it was reported that the NAACP has raised 1.7 million signatures to pressure the Justice Department to pursue charge...
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Prosecute hate crimes equitablySep 02, 2013 5:00 am - George Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, shoots and kills Trayvon Martin, who is black, while Martin is bashing his head against a concrete walk and the outrage went out: Mart...
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Stop the killings in America firstSep 02, 2013 5:00 am - Why can and will our federal government get involved when there’s senseless murders of innocent people in other countries (for example, Syria) but it can’t or won’t when...