Cook County Opinion
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Elderly built this land on their backsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently, in the stifling heat, I saw a woman who had to be in her 80s struggling with her bags of goods she purchased. I asked if I could help her. She seemed shocked b...
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Cuts would impact victims' servicesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Proposed cuts to the state's budget for human services, including services to victims of domestic violence, threaten the safety of women across Illinois. If this budget ...
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Kudos to all who made Swedish Days happenJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - We'd like to thank Geneva residents and our many visitors who attended the 2009 Midsommar Swedish Days Festival and those who helped make it the destination summer event...
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Transparency bill good for allJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the General Assembly passed a new bill to strengthen the Freedom of Information request by residents of various Illinois governments. The bill currently is wait...
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State income tax increase is neededJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The state budget meltdown must be resolved with a substantial increase in revenues or the proposed budget cuts will be unconscionably cruel to hundreds of our vulnerable...
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Sosa not guilty until all facts are inJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - An anonymous source leaked information from a secret report to The New York Times alleging that Sammy Sosa took illegal drugs in 2003 while playing for the Chicago Cubs....
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Raise the bar on both sides of debateJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I read Kathleen Muhr's letter which appeared in this column on July 4 and agree that David Letterman was out of line with his joke about the Palin daughter. He apologize...
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Musings on DuPage County's political landscapeJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Poor Joe Birkett. Wednesday just wasn't his day. That's what several of us were saying when news came down that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan - to many people's...
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Geneva school board is out of touchJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing in support of the J.D. Graff letter to the editor you printed June 26. The letter claimed the recent action of the Geneva school board in signing a new thre...
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Silent majority silent no longerJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The silent majority can remain silent no longer. We are under attack from all levels of government. The federal government is trying to increase our energy cost in an ef...