Cook County Opinion
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Where's the money coming from?Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I have recently lived in Kankakee for the last 13 months, and have since moved back from there to my residence in Wheeling. There are two very disturbing things I have n...
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This penny pinching doesn't make senseNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I have lived in Prospect Heights for 35 years and I have been surprised and saddened at the shortsightedness of many of my neighbors. I have seen several referendums on ...
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Deal with abortion, illegal immigrationNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Forty-five million U. S. babies have been aborted since Roe vs. Wade in 1973. These babies, had they been allowed to live, would range in age from one day to 35 years. A...
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Headline diminishes voters of 6th Dist.Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - During a 55-year journalism career, I learned the instant and durable impression headlines make upon readers. The Daily Herald's headline over the article reporting U.S....
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Frozen custard to celebrate big honorNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you, Culver's of Buffalo Grove for the great custard you sent over to St. Mary School to help celebrate the news that our school received the U.S. Department of Ed...
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Voters repudiated malicious politicsNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - We have just completed a monumentally difficult electoral cycle. The issues were complex and daunting, and the stakes potentially enormous. Yet, in our local races for...
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A 14-hour day, but a well-run precinctNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - At 6 a.m., on Nov. 4, I joined four other election judges in opening a polling place in Northwest suburban Cook County. From the Monday night setup to 15 hours on electi...
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Shared driveways a problem in ElginNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The city of Elgin needs to address the problem of shared driveways. Years ago when many homes in Elgin were built, it was not uncommon to share your driveway with your n...
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Another banner year for Shannon's fundNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you to all those who gave so generously to this year's Shannon McNamara's Scholarship Fund Raising Event. Words fail to express what is in our hearts each year as ...
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City's generosity knows no boundsNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Thanks to the staff of School District 62 for your third annual Back to School We Can food drive, which collected approximately 3,800 pounds of food for the pantry this ...