Cook County Opinion
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Are Cadillacs for driver's ed next?Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - So now Naperville Unit School District 203 has passed its wants list. Eighty-seven million dollars to rehab Naperville Central High School. I'm certainly relieved none o...
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Thanks for support during primary raceFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to all of those who cast their votes for me in the recent primary election. My family and I truly value the trust and confidence t...
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The search to find health insuranceFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in response to Anita Kuechenberg of Palatine for her letter in Fence Post on Jan. 16. My husband and I are some of that 14 percent who cannot get health and medi...
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Soapbox: Don't rush to judgmentFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - When word first went out that Wheeling had cited a man for barbecuing pigs in his backyard, a hue and cry arose from across the country, with some suggesting that Wheeli...
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'Stop tampering with a good thing'Feb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - There are several bills in the Illinois House intended to water down the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act/"Smoke Free Illinois." Each represents a giant step backward, and ...
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Slots at track would turn it into a casinoFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Arlington Park racetrack is one of six remaining horse racing venues in the state of Illinois. Those six racetracks are controlled by three groups which each year get ...
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Soapbox: They've got a secretFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The Naperville Park District board stumbled again this week when commissioners unsuccessfully tried to keep their choice for executive director secret -- even after the ...
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Post 57 winner also tops district oratorsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The 11th District Oratorical Contest sponsored by Kane and DuPage counties was held Feb. 2 at American Legion Post 57 in Elgin. The contest is comprised of two parts: a...
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Herald shouldn't issue endorsementsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - I realize most newspapers endorse political candidates, but that doesn't make the exercise any less shameful and intellectually dishonest. According to "Our View" dated...
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Soapbox: Win, lose, drawFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has ruled, but it hardly has brought resolution. Villa Olivia, a banquet, ski, golf resort in Bartlett, has been trying for some time to convert its golf operati...