Cook County Opinion
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The people pay, CEOs live it upApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - All of our problems started with companies sending jobs offshore. CEOs get a bonus for reducing work force of people who did the work. It's cheaper but sold in the U.S....
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Medicare is example of efficient systemApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Those opposed to health care reform say that government can't efficiently run programs, and when it does, they are very expensive and wasteful, and, therefore, the gover...
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Oh, the bonuses were contractualApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - We're reading a lot now about President Obama's purported "outrage" at the bonus payments bailed-out AIG made to its executives. Does he really expect us to believe his ...
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Government must be streamlinedApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Yes, Illinois government could operate more efficiently. Structurally, Illinois government is designed to be inefficient. Illinois has more units of government than othe...
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Township should be more transparentApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Transparency of government and accountability may be the new buzz words for our time, but do not take it lightly given the corruption and problems we have already experi...
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Wrong to take so much from 1 sourceApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Candidates for the District 214 school board received large campaign contributions from one individual and one union. Ms. Pinney received $8,000 from Jack Roeser and his...
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Red light cameras look like a scamApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I read Ron Edhlund's letter about red light cameras. I just want to add, my wife made a right turn on Mannheim, where there is no sign that says, "No Right Turn on Red."...
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Congratulations to Tatooles over winApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Well done, Jack, and the voters of Inverness! Thanks for running a first-class campaign and not resorting to "gutter" politics. The Inverness residents appreciated you a...
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Where is outcry on Arlington's curbs?Apr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - As a neighbor and an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, I am writing to protest the current policy of the trustees of the Village of Arlington Heights ...
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Comment to dog owner out of lineApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the article in today's Daily Herald regarding Ms. Bucher and her five dogs. My comment to Mr. Heer has nothing to do with the dog ordinance, but rather, his state...