Cook County Opinion
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Data show gun bans don't workJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Setting aside Mayor Daley's hysterical rant that the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding constitutionally granted gun owner rights will be disastrous in every respect,...
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Day of reckoning for GOP deficitsJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Bob Lowth (Fence Post, June 22), there is no misunderstanding on my part about the functions of the executive and the legislative branches of the federal ...
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Sikh open house drew many peopleJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The Sikh Religious Society of Chicago hosted an open house on June 14 for the Palatine neighborhood non-Sikh community. A steady flow of participants experienced the Sik...
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Fests put welcome spotlight on villageJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Last Saturday, it was more evident than ever that it is the Right Place and the Right Time to be in Mount Prospect. Our first-ever Blues Fest, along with our well-respec...
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Chicago's gun laws vs. our gun rightsJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again Chicago's Mayor "Arrogance" is ready to spend the tax payers' money to get his way on gun control. He will spend millions of tax dollars on lawyer fees to fig...
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Change is only good if it's betterJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - "Change" is the most popular word in politics this year. And it is popular for good reason.ˆ Much of Washington is broken and deserves to be thrown out. However Dan S...
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We either pay or we reduce serviceJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - With all due respect to Gerry Sroga of Palatine regarding opposition to the $3 surcharge proposed by ComEd to improve time response to outages, I sincerely hope Stroga i...
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City destroyed one of area's wondersJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - How would you feel if someone entered an art museum and threw acid on a Rembrandt masterpiece, destroying it? Hopefully you would feel appalled, even violated, and so it...
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Editorial hit mark on gambling revenueJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Your editorial of June 26, ("Odds are against using gambling revenue") is right on the money and demonstrates crystal-clear thinking. Gambling is a shoddy source of reve...
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New golf facility not good for golfersJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - I would imagine by now all of Kane County has seen the advertisement for the new banquet hall (alias, club house) located at the Highlands of Elgin golf course. The adve...