Cook County Opinion
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Take the time to visit loved onesMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a story about real people. These people live in a nursing home and wait anxiously for their loved ones to visit them. Their faces are sad and they touch me in a...
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Protect residential area from trafficMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 32-year resident of Brandywine in Villa Park, my concern is Oakbrook Terrace's planned extension of Ardmore Avenue from 16th Street to Butterfield Road, increasing...
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Village missing in forest preserve buyMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that news is out about the imminent $5.7 million acquisition by the Lake County Forest Preserve District of land in Long Grove, there is no shortage of happy talk, p...
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Saturday soapbox: No long wait, nice photo, nice peopleMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember the epic horror stories of waiting in line at the Secretary of State's office for a new driver's license for days on end, only to walk away with a plastic card ...
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Don't ask seniors to read gas metersMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - From the how-could-things-get-any-worse department comes this: Senior citizens living in fear of being robbed blind are being forced to go outside and read their own ga...
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Saturday soapbox: We want more flashing crosswalksMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The crosswalk going from the Metropolis parking lot to the other side of Dunton Avenue in downtown Arlington Heights lights up with flashing yellow lights when the pedes...
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Media are being unfair to ObamaMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Having observed our nation's press coverage of the presidential race thus far it has become apparent that Barack Obama is somehow responsible for everything that everybo...
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A lapel pin is not true patriotismMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic primary "debate" last month was a journalistic travesty of the first order. But one of the most disappointing questions was raised by a citizen from Penns...
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Consider natural family planningMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Your informative article on birth control for women over 40 described options that are invasive. Have you researched the natural, non-invasive, free, and effective meth...
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We have to realize we're in a warMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to Rich Jacobson of Palatine. His letter appeared April 12. Mr. Jacobson, we're in a war! After reading your letter, I am concerned about where yo...