Cook County Opinion
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Support ECC's building planMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Right now jobs are scarce for constructions workers, plumbers and other skilled laborers. Though I'm lucky enough to have a job right now, many of my friends and co-work...
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Miller has earned full term as Elgin Township supervisorMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Many a voter gets to the spot on the ballot for township offices and finds they not only don't know who those candidates are - but also don't know what those townships d...
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Now's not the time to raise taxesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The Antioch Township Fire District makes its fifth attempt to pass a tax increase that would fund 24-hour firefighting staffing at its three stations. Unfortunately, wit...
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Parker Farm purchase not a bad plan, it's just the wrong timeMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Park District is asking voters to approve a tax rate increase to finance the purchase of a 70-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Lake and Washington st...
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Shattuck for Dundee Twp. AssessorMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Betty Shattuck, who is running for Dundee Township Assessor, is honest, dedicated and conscientious. She currently is the deputy assessor, so she has experience as to ho...
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Obama gaffe should have been on Page 1Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In the Back Page article about "Prez mixes serious with yuks on Leno" there was not one mention of his serious gaffe comparing his low bowling score to that of Special O...
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Voting for the same politicians is insaneMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - If the citizens of this state do not realize by now that continuing to vote for incumbent/career politicians is insane then I would like to borrow a quotation from Alber...
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GOP is in a state of disarrayMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm amused at the state of the Republican party, and it really helps in these tough times to have something to distract your attention so life isn't so depressing as the...
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Why are assessments up in Addison Twp.?Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite ongoing declines in the value of real estate, Addison Township Assessor Christopher T. Kain, has raised assessments by 7.5 percent on all land and structures in ...
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Good Americans hope stimulus worksMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - It amazes me how, when the Republicans were in power, the deficit was not a concern. They said it seemed high but not relative to the GNP. They say God Bless America and...