Cook County Opinion
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Be safe with alcohol at Elgin festsAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - The Daily Herald has provided excellent coverage of Elgin’s downtown festivals, including Art/Soul on the Fox, Walkabout Theater, various musical performances, kids acti...
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Editorial: Colin Powell’s message of perpetual optimismAug 11, 2013 5:00 am - Ask friends to list the attributes of a leader, and they’ll offer up a variety of characteristics: A leader has vision, magnetism, creativity, communication skills, cour...
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Editorial wrong, unfair to villageAug 11, 2013 5:00 am - I object to the Daily Herald’s reference to Buffalo Grove in the editorial on Aug. 8 regarding housing for the disabled. Whether intended or not, the editorial cast our ...
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The SoapboxAug 10, 2013 12:27 pm - Keeping perspective: In an editorial referencing a Buffalo Grove letter about a proposed supportive housing project in Arlington Heights, we failed to note that, that pr...
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Third airport is a waste of state’s moneyAug 10, 2013 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is just amazing — amazingly disconnected from reality that is. I write this after reading the news that he has just approved a plan for the state to acqui...
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A true pioneer among African-AmericansAug 10, 2013 5:00 am - I am going to miss my longtime friend Mary Wheeler West. I first met Mary in 1985 when I started to do research into Elgin’s African-American community. We met at the li...
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Not so factual after allAug 10, 2013 5:00 am - Who else sees the irony in the fact that on the very same day the Daily Herald Assistant Managing Editor/Opinion tells us they do turn away opinion letters with “blatant...
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Pete Rose not only gambler in baseballAug 10, 2013 5:00 am - There was a time when “You’re out” meant “You’re out!”? What’s missing in this latest A-Rod story? Remember when Cincinnati’s Pete Rose was caught gambling on a game? R...
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Park district’s done job; now it’s up to usAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Following the recent tragic death on the path around Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights came up with a plan to prevent such occurrences in the future. Today, as I biked t...
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People step forward to help man who fellAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 3, my husband fell off a ladder onto the concrete driveway. I wish to thank the wonderful woman who saw him on the ground, stopped her car, and came to...