Cook County Opinion
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Put more emphasis on flood controlApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Is there anyone in the suburbs who isn't ready for spring weather to arrive? Well, maybe. People living near the overflowing Chain O' Lakes and the Fox and Des Plaines r...
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Make a difference to pets in perilApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for investigating and reporting a heartbreaking story ("Life and Death"), but most importantly, a true one. There are so many things as citizens that we can do...
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A cutting satire on gun controlApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - With the recent tragic and preventable stabbing in an Arizona mall, our lawmakers must act immediately and prohibit the sale and private ownership of knives. Knives mu...
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Learn more about homeless animalsApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for the series highlighting the burgeoning problem of unwanted pets and the dedicated people who try to save as many as possible. Readers who want to learn mor...
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The real cost of wars in the MideastApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - With the war in Iraq and Afghanistan entering its sixth year and surveys revealing 20 percent of the population do not realize that over 4,000 of our armed forces have l...
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Saturday Soapbox: Homing inApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Potential adopters don't have to pay an adoption fee and adoptees don't have to submit to a bunch of inoculations, but the annual Adopt-a-Cougar program is all about fin...
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It's time to chop down the tax treeApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - It is time for the State of Illinois, Cook County and all taxing bodies to tighten their belts and stop raising taxes and fees. The taxpaying public has been conservin...
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Saturday Soapbox: End of an era at CLCApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The Richard Fonte era at College of Lake County is over, and not a moment too soon. Fonte was hired as the college president in December 2006, but lasted only six months...
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Saturday Soapbox: 75 percent of life ust showing upApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Whoever said that might have had Todd Stroger in mind. At Palatine's request, the Cook County Board president has agreed to come to Harper College on April 30 to defend ...
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More opinion than fact in Isikoff storyApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Like all other mainstream media outlets, the Daily Herald has begun mixing news with opinion. On March 31, it included a story by Michael Isikoff of Newsweek. This is ...