Cook County Opinion
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GOP response needs a live audienceFeb 17, 2013 4:00 am - I have a suggestion for the next State of the Union speech. I just finished listening to the president speak, albeit casually while doing chores. It seemed like a good s...
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Don’t let mental health dialogue stopFeb 17, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t let mental health dialogue stop I would like to thank the Daily Herald for the Feb. 1 editorial that said, “Until the public has a better understanding of the...
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Letter to the Editor from the League of Women Voters, GlenviewFeb 16, 2013 10:00 pm - Dear Editor: The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that the proliferation of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammo clips is a major he...
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Contraceptive rights are a woman’s onlyFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - This is in response to the article on the White House revision of the insurance coverage for women’s health care, particularly contraceptives. I emphatically disagree wi...
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Whom are our elected leaders serving?Feb 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am sickened over the talk about gun control. Eliminating assault weapons has been argued extensively to the satisfaction of close to 90 percent of the people. Congress...
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The SoapboxFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - A touching tribute: It’s been five years since a gunman took the lives of five Northern Illinois University students and injured others, and it’s heartening to see how t...
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Health care law infringing on rightsFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am not and never have been a smoker, but I was alarmed to read in the newspaper how the Affordable Care Act can wind up costing older smokers between $4,000 and $5,000...
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News media focusing on wrong thingsFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - What is wrong with the media today? For the past month the media has inundated the American people with stories about Manti Te’o and his fabricated girlfriend. The press...
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Guns needed because we can’t trust governmentFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - The Second Amendment was not meant for sportsmen as Sen. Dianne Feinstein would have you believe. It’s meant for the people to have the ability to repel an enemy from wi...
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Accepting Grandma’s car can be costlyFeb 16, 2013 4:00 am - The letter by Mr. Falk about a $50 county tax was interesting to me because my grandson was just charged $200 for a county tax on a 10-year-old car gift from me. The cla...