Cook County Opinion
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Government makes health care worseSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I think Dan Hynes got it dead wrong. The Bush tax cuts started the economy on the road to recovery from a recession that started in the 4th quarter of 1999. There would...
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Clean up those goose droppingsSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, we had a family get together. Since we live only two blocks from Lake Arlington, some of the grandchildren decided to go sailing and paddle boating on Lake Arl...
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All aboard on Canadian National's assumptions?Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Communities all along the EJ&E Railroad oppose the Canadian National's (CN) takeover plans that'll more than quadruple the number of daily 2-mile long freight trains. Le...
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Train traffic should be spread around regionSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I am tired of the people in Barrington complaining about train issues that the Des Plaines area lives with daily. It's about time some of the train activity that is a co...
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Isn't one life worth $8,800?Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Sept. 1 Courier News (and online at www.dailyherald.com) was an article by Sarah Longwell, who is the managing director of the American Beverage Institute, an ass...
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Kiwanis Club: Thanks for suppliesSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The staff and students of Hanover Countryside, Oakhill, Ridge Circle and Sunnydale would like to thank the Kiwanis Club of Streamwood. This organization collected school...
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Village should reinstate wood-smoke banSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Aug. 27 letter to the editor by Bill Fischer entitled "Pollution control begins at home" was thought-provoking but convoluted. He is partially correct that pollution...
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Komen walkers buoyed by cheering crowdsSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I was a walker in the Susan G. Komen breast cancer 3-day a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure you could tell we were in town by the traffic jams at several of your busiest in...
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Let's put brakes on lavish cash flowSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights should be known as "The Village That Can't Say 'No.'" The schools wanted $16 million for air conditioning for possibly two months of the year, May and ...
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Obama's politics don't reflect faithSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama claims to be a man of faith, right? I watched him during the Saddleback Forum as he aligned himself with Christianity and explained what it meant to him, b...