Cook County Opinion
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Evidence overwhelming on climate changeJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Bob Lowth (July 11) asks us to think critically about global warming. Unfortunately, he showed very little desire to do so himself. Despite his claims to the contrary, m...
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Ban on assault guns won’t make us saferJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - To understand your call for banning assault weapons (July 14), it would be helpful if you defined what you mean by assault weapons, because different people have differe...
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Jackson should focus on Chicago killingsJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Jesse Jackson should press for civil rights violations against the gangs in Chicago that kill over 500 people each year. To press the federal government to go after one ...
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At least know what fireworks are aboutJul 18, 2013 4:40 am - At least know what fireworks are about Boy am I glad the Fourth of July is over. I thought that fireworks were illegal in Illinois. In my neighborhood people starte...
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Editorial: Signs of a new era for Glen Ellyn, College of DuPageJul 17, 2013 8:28 am - It was just a village board planning retreat, so what could be the big deal about Glen Ellyn village leaders’ meeting Monday at College of DuPage? In some ways, the loca...
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Inexpensive idea for Lake Arlington trailJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - One inexpensive suggestion which would help to prevent pedestrian-bicycle-rollerblade accidents is to have one way directional travel restrictions. Cyclists and roller b...
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Fears park district won’t do anythingJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - The tragic death of the woman that was hit by a cyclist June 18th on the Lake Arlington path should not be taken lightly. However, as evidenced by the Daily Herald artic...
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Don’t call it marriage for same-sex couplesJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - The following is from a letter I sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on July 2: You should be ashamed to call yourself a Catholic and a Christian when you support same-sex marriage a...
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Leading the country not Obama’s strengthJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - Since 2009 the U.S. has been without a presiding president. Barack Obama won two presidential elections, but in both cases he has not accepted the responsibilities of th...
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How about putting bells on all the bikes?Jul 17, 2013 5:00 am - I walked the Lake Arlington path this a.m. with my husband. In light of the recent accident, we decided to walk single file rather than side by side to allow more room f...