Cook County Opinion
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Impose reasonable limits on protestsJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The people have the constitutional right of assembly, but they should not have the unrestricted right to create costly and unsafe conditions for the people of a city or ...
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Touhy Ave. at I-90 like bomb cratersJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the Daily Herald for reporting recently on the severe pothole conditions on Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines under I-90. ("IDOT working on Touhy Avenue ...
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The magic of it allJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - As Barack Obama is about to take the oath of office, we are compelled by our personal histories to take stock of what his presidency means to us. Mere days stand between...
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Press must shine light on locals, tooJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - As the impeachment of our governor wends its way through the process that will strip him of his office for backroom pay-to play business deals that serve special interes...
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Enthused about SOS top-notch musicalsJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg On Stage is once again putting on their winter musical production at the Prairie Center of the Arts in Schaumburg at the end of January and first part of Febr...
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Have you ever heard of 'heterophobic?'Jan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Lisa Rehling's bigoted insult of those in favor of traditional marriage characterized their support of Prop 8 and similar bans on gay marriage as "homophobic initiatives...
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Let's have Cubs play at the United CenterJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - While watching the New Year's hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings on TV, I wonder how many of the fans attending were actually able to f...
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Griffin for Dundee Township supervisorJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - I have known Pam Griffin since she moved to Dundee Township 11 years ago, and I've become very familiar with her character and commitment to the community over that time...
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No apology, no justiceJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm incensed at the idea of George Ryan serving anything less than his full, light sentence for the numerous appalling crimes he committed against the citizens of Illino...
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Gay marriage ban is discriminationJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - I beg your pardon, Mr. Gennuso ("Gay Marriage foes aren't discriminating"), but marriage is not a gift endowed by our creator. It is a social amenity adjudicated by law....