Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Consider boat-safety law, but listen to boaters, tooAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - Labor Day weekend starts tomorrow, and with the weather as hot as it’s been, you know that anyone from the area with good sense and a boat will be on the Chain O’ Lakes ...
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Crossing guards deserve your smile, attentionAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - You see them in the mornings, at lunch or after school, holding up a familiar sign and waving schoolchildren by. They are a part of our everyday life during the school y...
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A suggestion for sports coverageAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - I have a great idea for the Herald’s Sport section. Stop printing any baseball news about any of the teams including the Cubs and Sox. After all, the Cubs and Sox are ou...
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Beware of fund requests disguised as policy pollsAug 28, 2013 12:19 pm - Political parties are now gleaning campaign funds for the forthcoming national elections. This is normal for the PACs, who provide the bulk of the financing, but the ran...
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Changes needed in county electionsAug 28, 2013 5:00 am - Mike Madigan has been in the news lately. He’s the speaker of the Illinois House and head of the Illinois Democratic Party. It’s alleged Metra’s chairman was removed for...
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Keep money at home for our infrastructureAug 28, 2013 5:00 am - We give about $1.5 billion dollars a year to Egypt in economic and military aid. We’ve been doing that for many years. What do we get in return? Absolutely nothing. In f...
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Lyrics for a new NSA theme songAug 27, 2013 5:00 am - It sees you when you’re sleeping It knows when you’re awake It knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake Richard Westgard Buffalo Grove ...
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Editorial: Heed warning signs of Lyme diseaseAug 27, 2013 5:00 am - Many of us make a habit of ignoring warning signs even when we are aware of the risk. We roll through stop signs, smirk at the numbers on the bathroom scale and shrug of...
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U.S. is allowing religions full libertyAug 27, 2013 5:00 am - Again, letter writer Arlene Sawicki’s statement that “religious liberties are being politically challenged” (Aug. 14) flips logic and reality upside down. She knows that...
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Don’t surrender freedom for securityAug 27, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t surrender freedom for security The story titled “Audit: NSA broke law, repeatedly” in the Daily Herald, Aug. 16 did not surprise or shock me. It was merely a ...