Cook County Opinion
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Gambling comes to Main StreetJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - A spirit of lawlessness still pervades Illinois government. With unemployment at a twenty-six year high, and families struggling to pay bills, our lawmakers have decided...
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Hard lesson redefines prioritiesJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The "sleeping giant" is now awake. Yes America, "the land of the free and "the home of the brave" has been educated the hard way. This lesson we learned, will be etched ...
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Victor Darst is one clever fellowJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - In one of the most hilarious letters I've ever read, Victor Darst suggested overturning the vote of the California legislature to put a statue of Ronald Reagan in the Na...
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We're the ones getting soakedJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to the recent article in the Herald about a $400,000 grant: Grant me understanding. The $400,000 grant to raze 14 PRIVATELY owned cabins on the Des Plaines R...
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Police chief right about electric carsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - After reading "Wheeling OKs electric cars" (June 24), I learned that the former Wheeling Village President Bill Hein, who publicly endorsed the newly elected village Pre...
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Beware nonnative plants and seedlingsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Many people think that the purple (and pink and white) flowers blooming on the roadside now are wild phlox. While these flowers are similar in appearance, they are not p...
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2009 ALS tag days raises $100,000Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Les Turner ALS Foundation, I wish to thank the residents of Buffalo Grove and nearby communities for their generous support of the recent Tag Days drive...
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A note of thanks for our many 'angels'Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - About two months ago, while in downtown Arlington Heights, I suddenly became dizzy, lost my balance and almost fell headfirst on the sidewalk. At that point, a young lad...
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Better to let nursing staff police itselfJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - This is not an easy letter to write. Surgery and a hospital stay, no matter how brief, are unpleasant experiences and there is every incentive to forget them as soon as ...
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Bicyclists should obey traffic laws, tooJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, I had an unnerving experience while driving home. I was stopped at the three-way stop sign intersection at West Grove S...