Cook County Opinion
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Being a Boy Scout is the best thing everJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I just want to write a letter to you to tell you about how great it is to be a Boy Scout. I belong to Troop 196 in Schaumburg, Illinois and this troop has got to be the...
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Another slam-bang parade in Hoffman!Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates Fourth of July Festival has come to a close. Winners of this year's parade awards are: Float/Mayor's Cup: Hoffman Estates Arts Commission. Youth Entr...
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Transplant drug coverage bill long overdueJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Nineteen years ago, my brother gave me one of his kidneys. Like other kidney transplant recipients, each day I must take immunosuppressive drugs which help prevent rejec...
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Disappointed that property was stolenJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - In the wee hours of the morning on July 5 someone stole my wishing well. It was a small, 2-foot yard ornament in the flower bed in front of my home. On top of the wooden...
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America should "stand back" in IranJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears that some Americans and some Republicans have forgotten our own American history. The battles for women's suffrage and civil rights saw civil disobedience in ...
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Budget catastrophic to DuPage servicesJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Budget catastrophic to DuPage services On May 31, the Illinois legislature passed a budget that cuts in half funding for health and human services. This means that many ...
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Kirk's position radical, unjustifiedJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - My 10th District Congressman Mark Kirk has the dubious distinction of being the only Republican member of the Illinois congressional delegation, and one of only eight Re...
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Union workers already sharing in painJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - In the June 19 "Our View" column, Daily Herald management asks Democrats and unions to "share pain." Excuse me, but I think Democrats, and especially union workers, have...
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The Sears Centre is a valuable assetJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The other day, as he talked about the likelihood of the village of Hoffman Estates taking ownership of the Sears Centre, Village President William McLeod clearly appeare...
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Social service cuts shamefulJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Two local news articles last week tell a sad tale that should be understood by all responsible people. First, the Association for Individual Development announced it had...