Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Soapbox: Goodbye, SenatorFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Journalists are a hardened, cynical bunch, but we were genuinely saddened upon hearing of former state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis' passing this week. Geo-Karis, 89, of Zion,...
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Understanding is much appreciatedFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the West Dundee Village Board and the employees of West Dundee, I would like to publicly thank residents for their genuine cooperation and understanding ove...
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Afghanistan is an unwinnable warFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I'd like to add to James Prescott's excellent recent Fencepost letter dealing with the stupidity of our war in Afghanistan where he pointed out that the Russians tried f...
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Carpentersville the 'do-it-yourself' townFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In a recent letter, a fellow Carpentersville resident recounted a truly aggravating story about having his water turned off. He said the "unprofessional attitude and ins...
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Hillary Clinton goes to schoolFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Only in America can we have this much fun. Hillary Clinton goes to a primary school in New York to talk about the world. After her talk, she offers a question time. One...
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Whom is misleading whom?Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In a recent letter to the editor my Democrat opponent, Amanda Howland, accused me of "deliberately misleading" local taxpayers in regard to the increased RTA mass transi...