Cook County Opinion
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Expect a showdown on gun control lawsDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Thomas Mannard from Illinois Council against Handgun Violence wrote that the gun lobby's scare tactic didn't work. First, it is not a gun lobby. It is millions of Ameri...
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Get behind Santo for Hall of FameDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - As human beings we are given opportunities in life to speak for those who have spoken for us or cannot speak for themselves. Ron Santo is one of those great people who h...
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Behold the love, beauty of ChristmasDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A front door opens and the clear flame of a battery-powered torch comes alive in the hand of a man shivering in his bathrobe. The big three-battery flashlight that he ho...
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True free market would refuse bailoutDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - So Charles Krauthammer in his December 2 column wants the Democrats to rescue this economy and return it to market control? If Chuck was really a believer in the free ma...
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Unfair court systems affect all of IllinoisDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The American Tort Reform Association named Cook County as a "Judicial Hellhole" - and named two more Illinois counties (Madison and St. Clair) to a national "Watch List....
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Show gives biased view of conflictDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - CNN's recent broadcast of the "Screamed Bloody Murder" special report includes a discussion on the controversial nature of the events in Eastern Anatolia during the WWI ...
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Blagojevich could still reform IllinoisDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - This is the time of year when many Illinoisans stop to give "thanks" for the gifts they've received. This year, we Illinoisans shouldn't forget to send our thanks to Pe...
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Village, and others, must get realisticDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - To all those who showed up at the village board meeting and stopped the original tax levy ... thank you! For every one of the 150 residents who came out, there are thous...
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Volunteer Center grateful for supportDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - During this holiday season, the Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago, Arlington Heights, would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone for the out...
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Why so protective of this old farmhouse?Dec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Here we go again. The Hoffman Estates village board is in opposition to New Haven Development Co. demolishing the old Freye farmhouse, which has no architectural signifi...