Cook County Opinion
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Our endorsements in Fox Valley political contestsApr 07, 2013 11:40 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in Fox Valley municipal and school board races and local referendums. Municipal races Algonquin village board: Brian ...
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Only solution is to ban gunsApr 07, 2013 5:00 am - Only solution is to ban guns The state of Illinois has the toughest gun laws of all 50 states. Ms. Yates (Fence Post, March 12) is clueless on the matter. The major...
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Higher taxes have become the American wayApr 07, 2013 5:00 am - Higher taxes now the American way The sequester has taken effect on our national defense and the livelihoods of the American people, especially with the restrictive...
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Times are challenging; donate foodApr 07, 2013 5:00 am - Times are challenging; donate food Since the weather forecast had promised another snowstorm, I went to the Arlington Heights library on March 4 to replenish my sup...
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Efforts on autism are appreciatedApr 07, 2013 4:40 am - Efforts on autism are appreciated As a 33-year-old woman with Asperger’s syndrome, I personally appreciate Mike Baker’s efforts for the Schaumburg Autism Society a...
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Impressed by Elgin’s new vibrancyApr 07, 2013 4:40 am - Impressed by Elgin’s new vibrancy I recently attended an Elgin Symphony Orchestra performance “Time for Spring.” As a former subscriber I was looking forward to see...
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Soviets played key role in Allied victoryApr 06, 2013 5:00 am - A recent reader letter took exception to columnist Richard Cohen’s contention that the Soviet Union, and not the United States, won World War II. Cohen’s remark is trick...
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Unite to change church stance on womenApr 06, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to Claudette Nowell-Philipp’s letter of March 2 titled “Women need voice in choosing pope.” Yes, Claudette, there are about 1 billion Catholics world...
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Why trust in a 2,000-year-old book?Apr 06, 2013 5:00 am - I know that some “science-y” study says that lesbians make better parents than a heterosexual couple. I’ve read that sports stars (including Ernie Banks, Richard Dent, C...
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COLA cuts punish the wrong peopleApr 06, 2013 5:00 am - The headline in the Daily Herald announced that our state legislature was “moving toward reform” by voting for HB 1165. This legislation temporarily freezes the cost-of-...