Cook County Opinion
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Harsh rhetoric isn't same as real debateMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Politics has been defined as the art of the possible. This must involve compromise to reach a solution. Unfortunately, many issues in our society will not be solved due ...
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Editorial missed important pointMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Reading your editorial of March 18 prompted me to revisit the Associated Press article about drugs in the drinking water. While your suggestion that people should dispos...
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Remember Easter as sacred holidayMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter is the resurrection of Christ our Savior and a very important time for Christians all over the world. It is not a secular holiday as many people want to believe...
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Looking for orphan train riders, kinMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In its 20th season, Children's Theatre of Elgin and Fox Valley Theatre Company's founders, David and Peter Akemann, created a story that will entertain and educate its a...
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Unjustified increase in county sales tax could be devastating to PalatineMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - By Rita L. Mullins, Mayor; Michael Jezierski, Scott Lamerand, Dan Varroney, Greg Solberg, Jack Wagner, Brad Helms; councilmen, village of Palatine The Co...
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Saturday Soapbox: Standing up for what she believesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - You can argue all you want about whether Linda Kane, the Central Times newspaper adviser at Naperville Central High School, overstepped her bounds by allowing student jo...
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Will rebates really spur economy?Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress and President Bush are issuing a taxpayers' rebate. This is a hurried program to put money as soon as possible into taxpayers' hands. The rebate is an economic...
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Changes needed for public pensionsMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - As somebody who works in the retirement plan industry, I read with interest John Patterson's March 7 article "Mayors seek an end to pension sweeteners." In the private s...
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Teens need to get facts on STDsMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The fact that 25 percent of girls 14 to 19 years old have at least one STD describes a huge problem in our society. As a nurse, I am aware of the trauma that STDs can i...
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...