Cook County Opinion
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Heroes beacon of hope in murky timesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I am moved to write to express my profound admiration and thanks for the actions of Scott Laine and Bob Jewell in saving the life of a man caught in a burning SUV on Jun...
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If you need help, just askJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The staff at Lazarus House was very saddened by the recent death of someone known to us who lived down the street from Lazarus House. In situations such as this, we are ...
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Wauconda Twp. needs transparencyJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Wauconda Township citizens were assured the continuation of an ambiguous government on April 7, 2009. The re-elected representatives continue the one man show we have al...
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Obama spending out of controlJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Government spending is going out of control under President Obama. Since World War II, federal spending was about 20 percent of the gross domestic product. But under Oba...
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More questions for our state leadersJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Your article on June 29 "State budget mess leaves plenty of questions" did not ask the right questions. The questions I would have preferred answers to were as follows: ...
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Budget catastrophic to DuPage servicesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - On May 31, the Illinois legislature passed a budget that cuts in half funding for health and human services. This means that many of the programs that keep our DuPage-ar...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - End the monopoly: Our sympathies are with the 20 trash haulers who have filed suit against 11 municipalities in Cook and DuPage counties that have locked them out of pic...
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Palin dropped out for right reasonsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sarah Palin's decision was for all the right reasons: regard for the people of Alaska, not expecting them to have a governor who must give her attention to her troubles ...
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Why are Democrats getting all the heat?Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - While Illinois Democrats bear the brunt of the attacks over the ongoing budget problems in Illinois, Republican legislators continue to sit on the sidelines planning the...
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Baseball camp was great - and bargainJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to commend Coach Jim Kating of South Elgin High School on the summer baseball camp we attended the past two weeks for sixth through eighth grade youth. My h...