Cook County Opinion
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Thornton, board deserve our thanksMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with interest Ms. Shirley Forpe's Jan. 28 letter, "211's nightmare coming to an end." Ms. Forpe is a retired District 211 teacher and president of the executive b...
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Please keep Dist. 15 start times the sameMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 12, the District 15 board of education is scheduled to vote on whether to change the bell times for elementary and junior high students for the 2008-09 school y...
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GOP downturn the fault of AdelizziMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Last summer, the new Republican Committeeman of Schaumburg Township had a letter to the editor predicting a Republican renaissance under his leadership and criticizing h...
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Harper: Revive the plant science classMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Garden Club was disappointed with the recent decision to discontinue the plant science technology program at Harper College. In the past, our club ...
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Dineen retirement leaves big holeMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It may not have yet struck the basketball community, but March 1, we all lost one of the finest people, if not the finest coach to grace the courts of the tradition rich...
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Economic news isn't that dismalMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I grow weary of economic analysts that continually use data for purposes of gloomy sensationalistic rhetoric. When job and housing reports shift, they claim we are eithe...
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Come talk to us about state budgetMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - As the General Assembly begins its spring legislative session, Illinois faces serious budget challenges. Lawmakers and the governor will have to make difficult decisions...
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Streamwood needs its own '4th of July'Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Finally, a hint of independent thinking on the Streamwood Village Board. Hooray to Jason Speer for having the courage to ask what's behind the curtain. And equally impre...
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It is easy to stop using plastic bagsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - You do the readers of the area a great service by pointing out the potential disastrous results of our continued use of so many of these bags. It is mind-boggling to thi...
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Like teachers, U-46 drivers chose wiselyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The standoff between bus drivers and Elgin Area School District U-46, resolved at the last minute last week, reflected the continuing ghostly presence of former Superint...