Cook County Opinion
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Cook Co. fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Good to have comprehensive plan Mount Prospect fire officials are to be commended for putting a federal grant to good use, coming up with a comprehensive plan for how lo...
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DuPage Co. fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - He's certainly earned it: One of Rev. Fred Lenczycki's victims this week called upon the Diocese of Joliet to petition the Vatican to officially defrock the pedophile p...
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Fox Valley fencepostMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Good deed, bad deed Elgin Mayor Ed Schock and wife, Karen, were trying to help a troubled young woman, taking her in when she had nowhere to go. They were repaid by her...
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Stop the stalling and the excusesMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Many Illinois classrooms are using mobile units or other forms of temporary classrooms. Others are in dire need of remodeling, repair and renovation. But lawmakers make ...
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American Legion has the right approachMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The American Legion policy on illegal immigration can be found on its Web site. Secure the borders and other points of entry. Employ and train a sufficient number of U.S...
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Planet frequently has gotten warmerMar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I saw Mr. Ryan Peters' rebuttal to my letter where he claims I derided Al Gore's environmental activism. Mr. Peters, my letter concerned the Democratic Party's habit of...
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So bamboozled that fertilizer is caviar?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been sitting here reading stories about Obama's "great speech" on race and racial relations. The speech I saw wasn't great by any stretch of the imagination. One...
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Glad that Obama is talking about raceMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Everyone is upset about Barack Obama and his pastor. Upset about what? That he spoke about our country having race issues or the fact that he actually brought it up? An...
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What to look for next in unpredictable Clinton-Obama raceMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Paul Green is director, Institute for Politics at Roosevelt University Chicago and Schaumburg The ongoing contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination fi...
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Fighting the copy-cat syndrome in the age of instant messagingMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Bomb threats. Suicides. Gang names. Things we often, as a matter of course, don't write about. The reasons are all intertwined. Someone who gets his jollies causing a ru...