Cook County Opinion
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Term limits are needed, not recallJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to state Sen. Dan Cronin's letter on a recall law for Illinois. Apparently, Cronin does not know that we have recall - it's called an election. What ...
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The Peter Principle and our politiciansJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For many years I have watched the activities of our U.S. senators and congressmen, our Illinois state legislators and governors, county and village officials and most re...
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Cheap gas event shows frustrationJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I held an event to highlight just how out of control our energy crisis has become. Here in Illinois, the cost of gas has more than doubled in the last seven y...
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Make example of hardhearted vandalsJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Many hours of compassionate work are undone in just the few minutes it takes for insensitive vandals to destroy it. We have seen numerous examples in recent years of ou...
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Take school cake ban a step furtherJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - I applaud Arlington Heights District 25 school board's decision banning cakes for birthdays. As a registered dietitian, I find the use of high-calorie, high-fat dessert...
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Democrats turned backs to usJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who's paying attention to the mess in Illinois government today knows it's caused by corrupt Chicago Democrat politicians who control every state constitutional o...
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Cake ban makes District 25 a jokeJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Parents of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25: Please join me in a slow clap for Sarah Jerome, superintendent and crusader against cupcakes, for elevating District...
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People's Republic of North AmericaJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Reader Mr. A. Nelson (Fence Post, Tuesday) writes, "A fundamental aim of any Democratic, liberal administration should be the breaking up of the big corporations..." Wh...
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Pfleger's apology is just not enoughJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Rev. Michael Pfleger's recent vaudeville act at the Trinity United Church of Christ cannot be tolerated. His tirade before the congregation not only attacked the white r...
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Lift moratorium on the death penaltyJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - On Jan. 31, 2000, ex-Gov. George Ryan, on a whim, called a moratorium on the Illinois death penalty. His primary reason behind this was to make sure safeguards were in ...