Cook County Opinion
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Who is telling truth in firefighter debate?Aug 26, 2013 5:00 am - In regards to the on-going battle between the village board of Barrington and the fire department, regarding the service and the cost to the taxpayers, who is telling th...
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Join NAMI and help end the stigmaAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Our volunteers at NAMI BA are busy all year around, since mental illness strikes one in four of the population. It affects all races, religions and creeds. Our Family to...
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Thanks to neighbors and paramedicsAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - We want to thank the Palatine Fire Department and paramedics who helped my daughter on Aug. 14. She had fallen in the street while cutting grass. We also want to thank t...
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Claims against Obama polarizing nationAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - I read a letter recently critical of President Obama and describing him as the most polarizing individual in politics today without any proof or evidence to the claim. I...
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Health care law was passed too hastilyAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to House Republicans who have been trying to repeal the disastrous Affordable Care Act, which is not affordable. The Senate should be smart enough to do ...
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No good reason to vote down housingAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - On July 29, I wrote to my District 6 representative, Brad Helms, explaining why Catherine Alice Gardens was a worthy project. I read a week later the Palatine Council vo...
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Too many drivers ignore all stop signsAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - The answer to your article on the Aug. 19 front page is simple. There are way too many drivers today that try to ignore ALL stop signs at which they arrive. When they se...
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Sequestration was a bipartisan effortAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - I am very disappointed that the Herald would print such an obviously misleading letter as that written by Ken Weigand. His assertion that sequestration is the fault of D...
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‘Death panel’ myth hard to shakeAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Sarah Palin was notorious for using cutesy words and phrases to conjure up negative emotions toward another candidate or issue, like the Affordable Care Act. She claimed...
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Why do banks, not students, get good rates?Aug 26, 2013 4:40 am - I am writing in response to Stephen Evensen’s letter, “Kudos to Roskam for student loan bill.” In his letter to the Herald, he states, “My friends and I wonder how soon ...