Cook County Opinion
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Boys & Girls Club reason for hopeApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's easy to find reasons to be alarmed about the state of our nation's youth and the enormous challenges they have growing up in a rudderless society and facing an unce...
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Doesn't 'choice' mean several things?Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The pro-choice advocates wish to limit the "choice" to having an abortion. Doesn't "choice" involve choosing from several options, even keeping the baby or giving it to ...
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What's safe about modifying dogs?Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Mrs. O'Connor's March 8 letter, what could possibly be "safe" and "humane" about removing and/or modifying any body parts of a dog for purely cosmetic pur...
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Ensure students are preparedApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama recently stated he wants educational standards "that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test but whether they possess 21st c...
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D-C attaboy from Jacobs was classyApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As I passed the Harry D. Jacobs High School marquee on Randall Road recently, I was impressed with the message I read. I would imagine that everyone in the Fox Valley is...
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All sign say that fusion is the futureApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently President Obama curtailed the growth of the nuclear energy industry by refusing to continue funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site in Nevada....
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Why is government immune to downturn?Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - What I absolutely marvel at: Increasing taxes on a shrinking taxpayer base. ICC approving Nicor and ComEd rate increases. County taxes being held at a level that was imm...
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Looking at world through GOP eyesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding the column by Cal Thomas in your publication dated March 18, 2009. Cal begins by defending the AIG repugnant bonuses by inferring the money Congress "wastes ev...
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Illinois already has concealed carryApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I know many people are excited at the prospect of getting concealed carry here in Illinois, which will allow them to protect themselves, their families, and even those t...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...