Cook County Opinion
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Beauty and love, light years awayMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, a point of light became observable for the first time through a new giant binocular telescope installed on a sacred Navajo mountaintop in Arizona. This point ...
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Why is the Herald not outraged?May 19, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to your editorial of May 4. First of all, we need to correct some of the accusations that were made. The spending of public money to the tune of $20,...
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It's time for us to take a toxic holiday<May 19, 2008 11:00 pm - This Go Green, May 16 issue, produced by Niche publications, part of the Daily Herald, is invaluable. The physical environment, as well as the food we consume, plays an...
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Keeping roads free of unsafe driversMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Since another newspaper has done an expose on "Why are They Still Driving," it has come to my attention that there is a new wrinkle to these drivers who should not be dr...
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Turn out to save downtown MPMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Please attend the Mount Prospect village board meeting Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the village hall. This is about the village's approval of a developer's $40 million ...
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Small families protect the planetMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I was appalled by your May 10 article highlighting Mother's Day and the family with their 17 children. In this day and age, with so many of the world's problems being ...
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Gas bill contained a really big mistakeMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish to alert my fellow neighbors about a situation that has occurred with Nicor. During the winter months of December, January and February, when gas usage was highes...
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Serious side effects mean unsafe drugsMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In an article on statin drugs, it is stated: "Doctors generally agree all statin medications on the market are extremely safe, but none is completely free of side effec...
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Bush foreign policy has been shamefulMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Does anyone else find it repugnant to hear our president recently chastise Jimmy Carter and others for an openness to meet with Hamas, Syria, Iran? This is the same pre...
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Elgin building root of problemsMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - My husband and I purchased our home located in the Near West Neighborhood in 2003 with hopes of rehabilitating a historical home. As being a lifelong resident of Elgin ...