Cook County Opinion
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Griffin would create green belt in DundeeFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - As I've moved west in three different homes during my 20 years here, I've felt less connected to the heart of town, including the bike paths and neighborhoods with matur...
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Now is the time to bring home troopsFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - We invaded Iraq, a nation on the other side of the planet that had not attacked us. We should bring our troops and equipment home. Theodore Wattenberg Prospect Heights ...
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Harney in league of her own in DundeeFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm curious what is motivating Dundee Township Supervisor candidates to run against Sue Harney. It can't be the money, because the salary is laughable. It can't be the f...
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Harney a friend to open space fansFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - I have long been a fan of Sue Harney and her efforts to improve the Dundee Township Open Space program. She's done wonders for our township and brought in millions in gr...
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High-paid positions don't sound charitableFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - A recent letter to the editor advocated charitable contributions. That followed an article regarding the dismissal of Rod Blagojevich's wife from her $100,000-a-year pos...
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If Ditka ran, who'd be president now?Feb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems that everyone has overlooked the fact that if Mike Ditka, would have run against Barack Obama for U.S. Senator as a lot of people wanted him to way back when, h...
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Need a scourge to renew our valuesFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The stimulus money isn't going to do much of a hoot. A trillion dollars down the drain. The money is wrongly intended to perpetuate an economy that had thrived under pas...
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Credibility questioned as temperatures dropFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - "Hmmm." I love global warming, and how corrupt the previous administration was. John Beecken Bartlett ...
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Poetry is not new to political discourseFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - People, including members of the media, made fun of our former governor because Rod Blagojevich recited Tennyson the day he was impeached. Politicians and reporters have...
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Biggest suburban district needs changeFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Much has happened in the suburbs' largest school district in recent weeks. And none of it, thankfully, has had to do with the racial bias lawsuit that has kept the cash ...