Cook County Opinion
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Kudos to Palatine on sales tax disputeMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Bravo to Palatine's elected officials for voicing their displeasure about the increase in sales tax and for investigating "where's the money going." I wish I lived in ...
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Commercial insults Caray's memoryMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The AT&T commercial featuring someone dressed up to look like Harry Caray is an insult to his memory. I can't imagine why Dutchie would allow this, but the image create...
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Government wastes taxes on NBA adsMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It's the time of year to start assembling the paperwork, filling out the federal and state income tax forms and writing out those checks. I was thinking about this tod...
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Democrats putting the heat on the GOPMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It was not very long ago that a Democratic win in an election in the suburbs was stunning stuff. Less than a decade ago, in fact, it was almost unheard of. When Jack Fra...
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Coercive conversion by prayerful methodMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - As an American Jew, I'm highly offended, and also worried, by the Pope's prayer to "enlighten" Jews by praying for us to accept Christ as the Savior. Fortunately, praye...
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Bill Clinton re-do: Could this happen?Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Hillary wins the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States. Naturally, she wants as her running mate someone with a lot of knowledge and experienc...
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No compromising land preservationMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - There have been several occasions during my 13-year tenure as president of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Board of Commissioners when public and private...
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Community will miss Pat BottermanMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Township community, local government and politics suffered a loss with the sudden death of Pat Botterman. Pat in his young life was keenly interested in is...
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Cigarette smoke worse than grillMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In Mr.Dainius letter dated Feb. 10, he asked which is more dangerous to one's health -- smoke from a grill or inhaling smoke from a cigarette? It is obvious and the Surg...
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Gender and race shouldn't be factorsMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - After several readings of Ginger Marcuccelli's letter (Feb. 8), not encouraging, but rather ordering women to vote for Hillary Clinton merely because she is a woman, I a...