Cook County Opinion
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A liberal penchant to kill golden gooseJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Reader, A. Nelson, and others have taken umbrage about my earlier assertion in the Herald that liberals hate success. I used liberal bias against successful large busi...
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Pfleger isn't worst Catholic scandalJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm not writing to defend Father Pfleger. His comments at Trinity Church were over the top and showed a lack of judgment. However, I feel the pedophile priests and subs...
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Schools must make English necessaryJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - At my child's public elementary school, they have something called the "ABC Countdown," used as a fun way of counting down the last days of the school year. They use a...
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Act to protect our lakes and oceansJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Act to protect our lakes and oceans Today marks World Oceans Day, when people around the globe recognize the beauty and wonder of our oceans. About 70 percent of the Ear...
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Curious hiring of Torres, but we wish him successJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As now seems customary, the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board has made a big decision -- amid broken promises and concerns the public never got a chance to ad...
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Clinton let women and America downJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I have tried to maintain good feelings toward Clinton, despite my support for Obama. At various points in the campaign, I have been sympathetic toward her and acknowled...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Is it Vitality Spa or Vanity Spa? Park districts run mini-golf courses and banquet facilities and restaurants. But at what point do such ventures -- even if they're self...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Refreshing: That's the way -- especially in light of the early history of Metea Valley High School -- to describe the cooperation between neighbors and school officials...
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Washroom issues in the liberated ageJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Last Thursday, I attended the play, "Musical of Musicals." At the intermission, my girlfriend decided she wanted to stretch and go to the washroom. I decided to do the ...
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Reaction to Pfleger reeks of hypocrisyJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Why isn't the Archdiocesan response to the sexual abuse of a child as swift and definitive as the response to Father Pfleger or the theft of funds (our donations) in par...