Cook County Opinion
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Why do we need another gun law?May 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald definitely missed the target (pun intended) with its May 25 editorial concerning gun owners. First, there are more than 23,000 gun laws in the U.S. Why ...
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Big consumer costs hidden in mergerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Much has been discussed and written about the proposed EJ&E purchase by the Canadian National Railway. What's not surfaced is the potential financial toll...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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District 25 doesn't deserve criticismMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: I attended the school board meeting at which the District 25 board voted to overhaul classroom celebrations, and also to exempt itself from a totally "pea...
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Please keep eye on our sandhill cranesMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Citizens for Conservation wishes to alert the Barrington communities and especially neighbors of our preserves that someone is shooting birds with bow and...
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Not all Germans supported NazisMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I am sorry for Mr. Coppel's loss at the Holocaust. I am born in Germany and our family believed strongly in the old Kaiser times. Those times were gone forever when an A...
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Will someone explain 'why?'May 30, 2008 11:00 pm - While viewing the Memorial Day parade, I got to say hello to Brian Anderson. Later, I was reading the names of all the young men and women who have been killed in Iraq. ...
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Torres good choice for U-46 leaderMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - As a long-time advocate for my local school district and quality public education in Illinois, I was thrilled to see the choice of Jose Torres from Chicago Public School...
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Whole (Foods) new viewMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It's still a ways off, but the new Whole Foods in Schaumburg moved closer to reality this week with the village's formal approval of the plans and the imminent demolitio...
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Ban on cupcakes just goes too farMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Now this is really getting a bit ridiculous. The recent Arlington Heights ban on cupcakes and birthday cakes in schools has taken "policy" just a bit too far. When are...