Cook County Opinion
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Beauty of this bridge in a beholder's eyeMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Your article on the "Bridge of Beauty" failed to mention the attractive landscaping that is planned for the eastern part of Stearns Road that currently runs through Bart...
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Saturday Soapbox: The clock is tickingMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - We think the village of Fox Lake did the right thing by dissolving the fireworks committee and taking over planning of this year's show. Time is of the essence here with...
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Cook County tax increase is absurdMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Oh, how good it feels for the citizens of Cook County to be led around by their noses. After the Stroger-led county board voted that tax increase to 10.25 percent, ma...
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NAFTA hurts, but not a complete lossMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Foma Harrop reports that NAFTA is "not a bad deal." That is an incomplete story. The fact is that U.S. workers continue to lose jobs to lower-cost labor nations includi...
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We should not allow wood smokeMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Please add our support and gratitude to Mr. Dubinski and the Breathe Healthy Air organization for their efforts to make the air we breathe free of wood smoke. Why do any...
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Ethanol does not answer oil problemMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - We are spending millions of dollars to add ethanol to our gasoline. It is not reducing our consumption on foreign oil. The monetary value is very marginal and only adds ...
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Imagining what might happenMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Mr. Dulan asked us to imagine the carnage at NIU if 20 or 30 armed and frightened students had opened fire. I imagined one dead sniper and three or four students that m...
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A religion's views can't bind nationMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Conservative rabbis plan to vote on a resolution criticizing Pope Benedict for revising a Good Friday prayer to ask God to enlighten the hearts of Jews "so that they may...
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Provide summary commentarieMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I have enjoyed reading the Daily Herald for years and will keep doing so in the future. You had a good presentation in your Feb. 1 edition which caught my interest (page...
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Too many boarders core of snow mess?Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - According to Elgin's occupancy standards, each homeowner is allowed up to two unrelated boarders. In the past, this may have been just a footnote, but I believe this is...