Cook County Opinion
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Thank you, Derek and Peggy Kinnane's!Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights is one of the luckiest and blessed villages in Illinois, as we have some of the best residents who continually volunteer, donate and participate is a w...
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D211 shouldn't have to pay prevailing wageAug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Why does the school district have to pay this artificial "prevailing wage"? Everywhere everyone in the private sector is looking to cut costs. You would expect when tax ...
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Protect the animals, protect ourselvesAug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I found the letter "Putting Ducks First Is Unsound Driving" to be greatly offensive. Hitting a Canada goose IS illegal. As far as ducks and other wildlife are concerned,...
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Pelosi contradicts herself on oil issueAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Funny how Madame Pelosi thinks that President Bush releasing the 700 million barrels of oil in the strategic oil reserve to the market would suddenly ease the price at t...
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Politicians still waste our tax moneyAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As usual, the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago and the Cook County Board have all once again shown that they have less fiscal competence than a 5 year old who was ...
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The long search for the perfect hot dogAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Upon reading your article on hot dogs, it prompted me to write this letter. I have been going to a hot dog place since the '50s that was great. It started out on Milwa...
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Springfield must support treatmentAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House of Representatives voted 65-22 on July 16 to override Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto of $43 million for state alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treat...
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The race is about issues, not celebrityAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Bad form, Mr. McCain. Recent ads (not to be aired in this area) compare Obama with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. The McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said this was...
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Kane must combat illegal immigrationAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent exchange of e-mails between Sheriff Perez and Doug Heaton, copied to me, Heaton queried Sheriff Perez on the methods of detection and restraint of illegal al...
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Meeks stunt shows state incompetenceAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with amusement about the threat by Rev. Sen. James Meeks to attempt to enroll busloads of Chicago students at New Trier High School on the first day of school for...