Cook County Opinion
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Let's put underpass where it countsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I moved to Arlington Heights in 1950. Since that time I have witnessed many times that an emergency vehicle, mostly ambulances, being stopped by lowered gates at the int...
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Barrington shows support for troopsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On Flag Day, June 14, we joined with some adult volunteers and Boy Scouts from Troop 927 at the Jewel/Osco Store in Barrington. We have a son (Cameron - a 2008 BHS gradu...
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A promise kept helps other victimsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Strength, hope and power. These are words Harper College students used to empower themselves in the fight against sexual violence. They also are words that can be used t...
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Obama should not have to drive compactJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is in regard to the gentleman from Batavia who wrote June 12 stating Obama should drive a compact car if I must. You're not talking about a regular man, this...
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No reason to tone down abortion talkJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Ellen Goodman implied that the pro-life movement should tone down its rhetoric in opposing abortion. She condemns the reference to abortion as murder. Ellen apparently d...
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Salary freezes, other options availableJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - In Aurora and Naperville, many organizations do an amazing job of serving those with autism, developmental disabilities, those who suffer from substance abuse and victim...
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Too many questions on health-care planJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - This past week, President Obama stated the need to quickly pass a national health-care program for the 47 million Americans with no affordable health care. Interesting t...
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Treat undocumented aliens as criminalsJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - There is an e-mail regarding the federal worker verification program (E-Verify) that will travel much of our country; but for my part here in Illinois, I think it is tim...
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Removal of trees was wrongheadedJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Once again, Dundee Township Supervisor Sue Harney has authorized the cutting down of many, many trees bordering Sleepy Hollow in, of all places, the Jelke's Creek Bird S...
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School choice needed in IllinoisJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois School Funding Reform Act Part I Each school district, by voter referendums, would replace the local school district real estate tax with a local sales tax....