Cook County Opinion
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Give Mandela the peace he deservesJun 12, 2013 5:00 am - Nelson Mandela is a hero bordering on sainthood to many in South Africa, and he is respected throughout the world. He has been in the hospital four times in the last six...
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Larger upfront pension payments neededJun 11, 2013 5:00 am - Debate is raging around whether the Madigan House bill or the Cullerton Senate bill is a solution to the pension problem in Illinois. In my opinion, neither one is accep...
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Racetrack slots would show favoritismJun 11, 2013 5:00 am - The headline “Track officials still hold out hope for slots” (Daily Herald, June 7) tells me that the Churchill Downs people (who own Arlington) and other gambling enter...
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Money was behind ‘house of horrors’Jun 11, 2013 5:00 am - Editor’s note: This letter was updated on June 11 with correct spelling of Douglas Karpen. There is much in the news regarding abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s “house of hor...
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Two versions of ChristianityJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Well, once again the Boy Scouts have stuck their foot in it. In trying to please all, they have only pleased none but themselves. Allowing gay boys and not gay Scout lea...
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Skipping payments has to stopJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As a near 23-year state employee nearing retirement, I am closely watching the Illinois Senate and House for some sort of reasonable compromise to our huge deficit. Howe...
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Does church really need more parking?Jun 10, 2013 5:00 am - For 31 years I have lived down the street from the Orchard Evangelical Free Church. I have watched the church expand and replace two homes with additional parking. I reg...
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Government should come cleanJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Day by day, the eruption of scandals locally and in Washington is getting worse. Today’s news topics include freedom of the press and search and seizure, historical revi...
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Barrington choir rocked CarnegieJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - This is an open letter to Director Nancie Tobison, Assistant Director Bonnie Spurling and the Barrington High School Choir members. This is a belated note before school ...
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Tax dollars for Obama fundraising?Jun 10, 2013 5:00 am - With the scandals of “Fast and Furious,” Benghazi, the IRS and The Associated Press, why as taxpayers are we all paying for President Obama to fly around the country wit...