Cook County Opinion
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Governor inept on hate crime panelApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent editorial, the Daily Herald urged Governor Blagojevich to get "moving on staffing hate crime panel" and to appoint people of various backgrounds who are "pas...
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Good men must not do nothingApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I cannot describe the disappointment I feel regarding the lack of leadership and integrity of the Carpentersville Village Board. Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski recently...
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Rights for the illegal, but not neighbors?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski wants to bestow upon illegal aliens the same rights we enjoy as U.S. citizens, yet she has a problem with American childr...
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Code enforcement -- the vigilante way?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Seems Jerry Deering takes his job seriously as head honcho of Elgin's code enforcement. Imagine getting busted by the No. 1 man on the "no notice nuisance laws" for stu...
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Use altercation as a bridge to dialogueApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It's difficult, in many ways, to know what to make of the verbal altercation Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski had over the weekend with her neighbors. One...
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Let 222 Locust draw neighbors togetherApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - We had a great a turnout for our recent Near West Neighbors Association meeting, the best turnout since I've been a member. Apparently the problems at 222 Locust St. are...
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Make summer safer, reject gang activityApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - We are worried about our safety in our neighborhoods of Carpentersville this summer. To be honest, we are scared and concerned about the future of our community. We can...
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Who wouldn't want their own home?Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - As I see an increasing numbers of mortgage foreclosures and newly homeless families, I become nostalgic about the experience my husband and I faced as we bought our firs...
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Lombard library's in a great locationApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to a letter by Robert Biddle suggesting that Lombard's Helen Plum Library move to Main and Parkside, I would submit that the best asset the library possesses...
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Bakers Square still open for businessApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Your headline for the article concerning Bakers Square filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Area Bakers Square restaurants close as parent declares bankruptcy) sure scared ...