Cook County Opinion
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Right incentives to the right peopleMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - So, Corporate America, who thought laying off and offering early retirement to folks was a good idea? Now you are driving stock prices down or are surprised by the resul...
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Why are government pensions sacred?Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Raising taxes and cutting spending, programs or even people to close budget gaps ... are common and logical if regrettable responses to public sector budget shortfalls, ...
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Just a spoonful of stimulus ...Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Republicans, your policies, administrations and free market undisciplined economics have made our country, the United States of America, very, very sick. Now sit down, s...
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It's the wrong time to expand union powerMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - There is a bill before the Senate with the entirely inappropriate name of The Employee Free Choice Act, otherwise known as Card Check, which I believe would do irreparab...
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GOP naysayers aren't helpingMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Republican party seems determined to resist the president's valiant efforts to govern the country every step of the way. Its leaders and chief spokesmen, including R...
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D214 board should value the lone voiceMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I shall vote for Ms. Pinney for the District 214 School Board when the time comes to vote. Let me tell you why. Some years ago, I was responsible for leading a group tha...
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These neighbors acted like heroesMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On March 3 our home was burglarized. Our entire home was taped off in the familiar yellow POLICE tape, ammo was scattered across the driveway and a policeman was awaitin...
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They don't really care about parkingMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently have seen the CommUnity Party flier from Hanover Park that is being handed out and what an insult as a long time resident! They say they have concerns with vi...
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Easier to talk about less taxes than do itMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It is all too easy to be impressed by sensational campaign rhetoric. Village President Candidate Mike Kelly has made too many promises that cannot be kept. Less taxes i...
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Real hazard is the dam at Busse LakeMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Watching the Elk Grove Village board talk of how fantastic their new public safety building will be makes many residents irate. Spending over $30 million dollars to buil...