Cook County Opinion
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Help us celebrate early learning effortsApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - As the senior vice president of Elgin Day Care Center, a program of Kids Hope United, I have witnessed just how important early-learning programs are. Children who atte...
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End anxious wait for life-saving organApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - When you are 13 years old, you should be waiting for the next great thing to happen. A fun get-together with friends or family. Praise from a teacher, or coach, for a jo...
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Obama's support of Stroger disturbingApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - More disturbing to me than Obama's ties to Rev. Wright were his actions at the election eve rally for Todd Stroger in 2006. At the time, Obama was not an announced cand...
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Why are Illinois' roads so bad?Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent front-page Herald article entitled "Roadwork" triggers some observations regarding our travels between northwest suburbia and Florida's gulf coast. Of all the ...
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Call illegal aliens what they areApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Thought of the day: Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist." Robert Parker Buffalo Grove ...
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Where is support from Iraqi public?Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I read that 1,300 Iraqi soldiers and policemen were dismissed for desertion in the fighting of Shiite militias in Basra. That sounds like a lot for one battle. I know I...
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Peace activists shouldn't be triedApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - This is regarding the April 10 article "Judge allows case against protesters to go to trial." Over the past nine months, I have attended the court dates for Jeff Zurawsk...
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Without any food, climate won't matterApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Gas prices at an all time high and food prices going up. We are putting food in our gas tank. How crazy are we? We have oil in Alaska we cannot drill for, a new find of...
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Why not forgive our foreign debt?Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - To the person who wants the U. S. to forgive foreign debt, when will our foreign debt be forgiven, particularly the debt owed to China, Middle East oil exporters and how...
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Politicians pollute air with their talkApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It appears to me that the only gases that are heating up our planet are those emitting from the mouths of our politicians. They may care, as they profess, about the eco...