Cook County Opinion
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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...
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We want them in the White House?Feb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Amazing. The only public institution in the US with a lower public approval rating than President Bush is the Congress at 22 percent. But American primary voters in the...
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Racism charge for enforcing law absurdFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It is reverse discrimination to legal American citizens when illegals expect and receive services from the USA. Health care and education come to a cost to legal citize...
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This 'Painted Lady' must be preservedFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - In my opinion, tearing down the "Painted Lady" at 95 S. Gilbert St. in South Elgin for any reason is not an option. That house was once the dwelling place of one of our ...
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Some things are just hard to believeFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The belief that one rogue trader cost $7.1 billion in losses in France sounds a little like the one-bullet theory in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Both are beyo...