Cook County Opinion
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RTA does well to keep pressure on for capital planApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - No one denies the need for a capital projects budget in Illinois. The lingering question has been whether state political leaders can stop squabbling long enough to find...
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Towns have a duty to pension reformApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the reaction to the Daily Herald's recent article and editorial on local officials' concerns with public safety pension funding, I must respond on behalf o...
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Dollars and cents of war and debtApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I am going to make this very easy for you. 1. A million has six zeros, and a billion has nine. If there were only one million people in the U.S., we each would have t...
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Demand Senate action on recall billApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - People of Illinois, wake up and call either Emil Jones or your state senator and demand that the recall bill be brought to a vote in the Illinois Senate. I can't belie...
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Let local, state police help ATF agentsApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Since gun control legislation makes quivering cowards of all politicians, why don't we allow all local and state police organizations help the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
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Saturday Soapbox: You did your best, Hersey parentsApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - So now it's time to watch what happens. As many parents, students and even former students objected, the District 214 school board on Thursday reduced the orchestra prog...
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Praise for Clinton editorial cartoonApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As we have all been told throughout life, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Your political cartoon on the editorial page March 27 was a perfect example. It tells i...
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Saturday Soapbox: U-46 doubling the defenseApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Some Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers will do double duty later today when they participate in a martial arts self-defense course at Eastview Middle School in Ba...
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Saturday Soapbox: Just in time for springApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville residents have complained for years about unkempt vacant lots in developing neighborhoods. The city got around to what appears to be a resolution this week wi...
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The environment demands attentionApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite all the recent press about global warming, the environment does not seem a pressing issue as long as we can see blue sky and trees and grass around us. However,...