Cook County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Garbage, garbage everywhereApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Another great Chef's Fest was held at Arlington Park this past week; it's always one of the best fundraisers around and the food can't be beat. What can be beat, however...
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State reaches again for our pocketbookApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A few weeks ago it was the Stroger machine digging into the working family's pocket. Now it is our elected legislators in Springfield. Instead of being more fiscally r...
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Saturday Soapbox: Entertaining or embarrassing?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The New York Times last year gave the nation at large a glimpse into the immigration debate that had been strangling Carpentersville. And now, with a few keystrokes, you...
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Tollway is living up to its poor imageApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - When the toll highway authority launched its $5.5 billion expansion plan in 2004, it was sold to the public based on a reformed image of accountability and a sleek I-P...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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Persistence the trait shared with LincolnApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm responding to Art Malm's April 11 letter to the editor. He missed the whole point of my April 6 letter. I was not equating Jim Oberweis' candidacy to President Abrah...
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Keep safe watch out for motorcyclesApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As an avid motorcyclist, it concerns me that we are "invisible" on the road. I just do not understand how a driver cannot see another vehicle. When I depart on my bike ...
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Where were CN critics on O'Hare?Apr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the CN aquisition, the suburbs abutting the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway should stop whining now. I live in Elk Grove Village. I complained about the O'H...
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Electoral College limits third partiesApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to my request for comments on the U.S. Electoral College, Kevin Martin wrote he believes it should be abolished (Fence Post, April 22). There are many who wo...
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Pass reforms to cut frivolous lawsuitsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you to my fellow members of the Prospect Heights City Council for unanimously passing a resolution to call on the Illinois General Assembly to pass meaningful law...