Cook County Opinion
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Wishing no harm, but more adherenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am an Elgin resident concerned about the local and national immigration problem. While some of the points Al Kirkland Jr. made in a recent letter have merit, what was ...
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We all must oppose culture of violenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you disgusted by the school shootings? Are you looking for an answer as to why someone would become a terrorist and kill innocents at a middle school or university o...
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NIU tragedy calls for drastic actionFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I write this with a great deal of sadness in the wake of the great tragedy at NIU. We need to write our legislature and demand that we get the guns off the streets. We s...
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Government failed us once again at NIUFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After the Northern Illinois University incident, I've noticed the usual rhetoric from the anti-gun zealots demanding even more gun laws. I do not think that laws are the...
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Let us carry guns for self-defenseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The tragedies at NIU, Lane Bryant, Virginia Tech and Brown's Chicken are horrific beyond measure. Our prayers reach out through heaven to the families and their lost so...
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Goudie a master of 20-20 hindsightFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I can't believe how lucky we are to have Chuck Goudie. His column in the Feb. 18th paper spells out all the "red flags" of the NIU shooting in such detail that even th...
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Go circumvent the law somewhere elseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Why are attorneys Al Kirkland Jr., John Dalton and Shirley Sadjadi so opposed to those who want to uphold U.S. law? Calling these folks "bullies" "hate-mongers" and "ra...
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Red flags existed; we didn't noticeFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Reports initially said absolutely no red flags existed to predict the NIU gunman would open fire on a classroom full of students. Red flags are not painted over night....
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Toughen standards to get FOID cardsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The tragic slaying of students at Virginia Tech and most recently at NIU are probably unpreventable as our society's gun laws are structured. Attempts to keep firearms ...
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'Ignore,' 'accept' are not real solutionsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am dumbfounded at what may have come out of Alfred Kirkland's education. What does he call an act which breaks or ignores the law? Why, of course, it is an illegal or ...