Cook County Opinion
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Thank a veteran and pick up the tabMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - Every day, 20 veterans commit suicide. Last year more vets committed suicide than were killed in the war. Under the best conditions it is difficult to transition into a ...
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Numbers don’t add up in sequester cutsMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - So Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced 688,000 furloughs of 11 days this year due to the sequester, just like the private sector has been doing for years. Total ...
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Editorial: Build the pedestrian bridge — quicklyMay 21, 2013 5:00 am - The bike trail that winds through Busse Woods in Cook County is a beautiful suburban oasis. It wanders between meadows in full sun and the lush shade of the deep woods. ...
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Psychologists shouldn’t write prescriptionsMay 20, 2013 9:03 am - I am a board certified psychiatrist in the practice of psychopharmacology. I strongly urge a “no” vote on SB 2187 to grant prescribing privileges to Illinois psychologis...
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Teach alternatives to Darwin’s theoriesMay 20, 2013 9:03 am - It is very unfortunate and so typical of our times that the fifth-grade students at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein (Daily Herald article on April 5) are never given...
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Record donations to MisericordiaMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - The 200-plus red- and white-vested volunteers all had smiles on their faces and a hop in their step as they hit corners and storefronts for the 2013 Misericordia Candy D...
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Traditional morality has weathered awayMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I am flush with sad emotion with the trends in America. We have lost our nationalism and with that so many other things that used to be the true cornerstone of our pride...
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Dog owners should respect leash lawsMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I’m wondering if residents realize anymore that Arlington Heights has very specific leash laws for dogs. All dogs must be on a leash no more than 8 feet in length at all...
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We’re giving up rights in name of safetyMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding Mary Fischer’s letter of May 4, she obviously, like many others, doesn’t have a clue regarding gun control. Naturally everyone wants to feel safe, but how does...
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Honor the promise to provide benefitsMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Unless I missed it, state elected officials swear under oath to defend and uphold the Illinois Constitution. How is it that these elected officials are now falling over ...