Cook County Opinion
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Savoring Obama's victory with graceNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama is the brand new president-elect of the United States of America. The challenges of his anticipated office have become increasingly more daunting since the...
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Goodman figure seems exaggeratedNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - On the Oct. 18 Opinion Page, Ellen Goodman's column stated: "one of out of every three American women has had an abortion by the time she's 45." Where did these figures...
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Border Patrol agents should be pardonedNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - To recognize the unselfish commitment to honor and service to our country, let's place the spotlight this day on Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Less than two years ago...
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No accountability for bad tax assessingNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Historically, when assessors "disregard the injunction of the law" and do not perform quadrennials, assessments lag behind too much and eventually a minority of property...
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Congress must stop global warmingNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - In world geography class, we were having a debate on how we can stop global warming. People have brought up ideas on how to stop it by solar power, wind power, and ener...
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CEOs and their boards too chummyNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - For some time, I have been expressing my thoughts to friends regarding corruption existing between big business relations among CEOs and the board of directors of their ...
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Vets group thanks event contributorsNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County I want to publicly thank the individuals and organizations that helped to make our Stand Down 2008 a succe...
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Thanking Cubs and Sox for a great yearNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Instead of complaining and pouting about our Cubs and Sox not playing in the World Series, let us thank them for giving us a great year of baseball history and enjoyment...
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Is graffiti worse than irate drivers?Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - On Oct. 20, I was driving North on Route 31 and made a right turned at Kimball Street in Elgin. As I was making my turn the train lights went on, so I stopped. The drive...
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A great arts calendar awaits you in 2009Nov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the board of the Palatine/Inverness Arts Council, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Village of Palatine and numerous community business s...