Cook County Opinion
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We're in season of dodging pot holesApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems at this time of the year, I find myself in a kind of quandary. When a policeman sees a driver weaving from side to side, the question is: Has he been drinking ...
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Heterosexuals also victims of hate crimeApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - According to the FBI's 2006 Hate Crime statistics (2006 stats are the latest ones available), nationally there were 29 "hate crimes" attributed to "anti-heterosexual bia...
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Thanking students for baked goodsApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Dundee Park Seniors, we wish to thank teachers Jenny Schrumacher and Rick Hornberg of the Dundee Middle School and the students of the Beta Club for the...
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Kirk's compassion misses the markApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - For the reader who wrote in praising Mark Kirk for being so compassionate, I have a few questions: Where was Kirk's compassion when he voted to oppose benchmarks that wo...
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Thanks for helping out on book programApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Gowithbooks Organization Baton Rouge, which is a non-profit organization working to improve student performance in public schools by instituting systemic change, wou...
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Save cost, improve air, get out of carApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - With gasoline costing $3.40-plus per gallon, we still insist on waiting in those long lines instead of shutting off our engines and walking those extra steps. How lazy c...
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Remember Illinois' fallen soldiersApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Today, I had the honor of attending the special unveiling of the Portrait of a Soldier memorial exhibition at the Schaumburg Township District Library hosted by Lt. Gov....
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Hard to celebrate all these lost jobsApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The article in the March 23 business section, "Business without borders," was stunning in its poor timing and insensitivity. I felt the article like a slap in the face. ...
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Getting a pet is lifetime decisionApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As a canine behavioral therapist and trainer, my life is dedicated to helping humans and their canine companions live together as happy families. My career has saved mar...
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Black mark on city simply has to goApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - 222 Locust has been a black mark on our city for way too long. Built back in the 1970s, it's out dated and ugly and I'm sure there are structural problems as well. This ...