Cook County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A nice how-do-you-do It was a pleasant surprise for one of our soapbox writers to get a voice mail at home Monday afternoon from Jose Torres, who was named superintenden...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Not good for parents, or goodwill The abrupt closure of Edward Hospital's day school for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties, due to budgetary issues, is...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - All in all, an impressive building Leaving the debate over the $31 million price tag aside for a moment, the new Arlington Heights village hall is really quite something...
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Kirk, Garrett show real independenceMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 10th Congressional District resident, I am immensely proud of our independence and open-mindedness. We are one of the most highly educated districts in the country...
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Greenberg will cut taxes and spendingMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I participated in a tele-town hall with Republican congressional candidate Steve Greenberg and State Sen. Matt Murphy. I'm writing to say that because of that...
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Kirk still backs water boardingMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Kirk still backs water boarding On March 8, President Bush vetoed Congressional Bill Number HR 2082. On March 11, the House tried to override the veto but failed. One o...
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It's time to give dirty tricks a restMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The current mantra from Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talk show hosts is what he calls, "Operation Chaos." This ingenious plan, reminiscent of a 5-year-old tryin...
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No universal health careMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems the people want national health care paid for by the government (taxes). Before you all go off and think how great this will be, consider this. For those in the...
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Mrs. Keigher's sixth graders provide some hope for the futureMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps there is hope for kids. And newspapers. The two often don't go hand in hand. More so than ever, we keep hearing about how young people don't read newspapers. A c...
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No reason to trust Jim ThompsonMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Just my advice to the people of Illinois: Beware the words of Jim Thompson. You've all seen what he's done for Lord Black. Jim Thompson doesn't care for the people of I...