Cook County Opinion
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Cats aren’t alone preying on birdsApr 20, 2013 5:00 am - Froma Harrop, thanks for the interesting column, “Cats and dingoes: a birds-eye view.” There is just one thing you forgot to mention: hawks. I have at least one dead bir...
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Anonymity has no place in public dialogueApr 20, 2013 5:00 am - Three days before the April 9 election I received through email a flier from “Civility and Transparency in Government.” It was nothing but mudslinging against a candidat...
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Let’s question U.S. purchases of armsApr 20, 2013 5:00 am - Why is the U.S. government buying up 1.6 billion bullets for Homeland Security? Many of these are hollow-point bullets. This will create a shortage of bullets for the Am...
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Got used clothing? Consider donating itApr 20, 2013 5:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Didn’t vote? Don’t complainApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - I am an election judge. During the 13 hours the polls were open last Tuesday, 40 of the 686 registered voters in my precinct walked through the doors and voted. Adding t...
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Immigration forum needed two sidesApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - In the April 7 Daily Herald, a report was written on two schools having a forum to discuss immigration. While the schools did invite legislators including Rep. Tammy Duc...
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Abandoned cats deserve betterApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - In response to the column written by Froma Harrop regarding outdoor cats, I totally agree that cats should be kept indoors. Unfortunately there are many irresponsible pe...
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Murphy must focus on pension spikingApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - In an April 3 Fence Post letter, state Sen. Matt Murphy states that “ ... Michael Madigan ... would have us believe that suburban and downstate school districts are rece...
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U-46 ignoring needs of failing schoolsApr 19, 2013 5:00 am - The April 6 article concerning the U-46 school district restructuring due to its abysmal failure is “too little too late.” When 10 grammar schools have failed for five y...
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Editorial: After 7 years, some schools still aren’t learning on pension penaltiesApr 18, 2013 10:09 am - Any teacher knows students need to be exposed to a concept more than once before they really get it. But it’s hard not to be impatient with how many times some suburban ...