Cook County
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It’s the economy, even in the SouthMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - In response Mr. Peterson’s March 15 letter opining that the South is ready to turn “democratic,” Bill Maher has a greater likelihood of telling a tasteful joke. Headline...
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Arlington Heights teens charged with firing gunsMar 24, 2012 11:45 am - Two Arlington Heights teens are accused of shooting guns from the windows and doors of a home Friday. Both face a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm. Police found...
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Children’s author presents ‘Titanic Remembered’ in SchaumburgMar 24, 2012 8:31 am - Friendship Village in Schaumburg will team up with children’s author and storytelling performer Lynn Rymarz to give area residents a night to remember with a commemorati...
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April frost could damage March gardens in suburbsMar 24, 2012 8:00 am - Suburban streets are lined with flowering trees. Garden centers are raking in the green. Runners are out and about, and record-breaking highs have become the norm. While...
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Lobbyist doesn’t belong on state payrollMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - A recent Fence post letter criticized a congressional candidate for hiring a former lobbyist. That’s nothing compared to our governor. How many people know that Terry Co...
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Tax relief should start at the pumpMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - It is imperative that the gasoline tax be suspended immediately. Cook County collects 6 cents per gallon, the state of Illinois collects 19 cents per gallon, and the fed...
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A second look needed at contraceptionMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Nordlund’s statement on God’s command to multiply (Fence Post, March 6) is true in a symbolic sense, but let me remind him Genesis also says God made man in his own ...
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Groundrules broken on COD contract talksMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Ground rules broken on COD contract talks President Breuder’s war of words in his campaign to deannex the College of DuPage from the village of Glen Ellyn has been ...
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Give equal time to Obama’s verbal gaffesMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - I read Richard Cohen’s March 13 op-ed column attacking Sarah Palin ... again. And again the liberal press attempting to show her “lack of knowledge” because of some verb...
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Threat to Israel is unacceptableMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - I am an 86-year-old World War II veteran, and I believe that Iran seeks to finish the “job” that Hitler began in the Holocaust by committing genocide of Jews. The only d...