Cook County Opinion
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Call your reps today, demand reform nowMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Are we voters sitting on our hands again? Something needs to be done about the corruption in our state. We, the citizens of Illinois can do just that. Use your computer,...
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Misericordia thanks you for Candy DayMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - When times are tough the true character of a community comes to the foreground. The generous people of Palatine and surrounding towns proved their strong, supportive cha...
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$10 fee for ID card is just another taxMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine Park District, stop double-taxing the citizens of Palatine. Prior to this year, a resident of Palatine could acquire a park district ID card, and have the card ...
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District 54 should pay for police officerMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter to Ed Rafferty, superintendent of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54: Please consider this e-mail notice that my son, Cameron Popek, an 8th grader at Ja...
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Time to stop trying to mandate slotsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Allow us to provide a bit of apparently needed history for the Illinois General Assembly and, in particular, for state Sen. Terry Link of Waukegan: In 1927, when Arling...
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Charging obese more is meanMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears obesity is to be freely discriminated against and openly ridiculed. We tread on thin ice when using gender, race, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation...
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Think about this before legalizing potMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Before approving any federal legalization of marijuana, it might be well to consider such questions as the following: Companies, how would you like to be compelled to em...
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It is time to secede from Cook CountyMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Rolling back the Cook County sales tax increase would be a fine first step. What's really needed, however, is secession of the suburbs from Cook County. That might invol...
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Veto means county business as usualMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - As I sat at my desk on Monday, I listened in disbelief as President Stroger stated he would veto the 1 percent sales tax repeal approved by twelve commissioners of the C...
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Ensure vets get better health careMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - There is a problem with the health care being given to our veterans. Despite government programs set in place, not enough has been done to ensure their proper medical tr...