Cook County Opinion
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Schools should be closed for electionFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: (copy of a letter sent Feb. 4 to Superintendent Gary Mical, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21): I am writing to once again voice my concerns over w...
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Community should be rich in artFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: With regard to the letter published Jan. 21 concerning the proposed Bartlett Cultural Center: Mr. Difazzio is one of the millions of Americans who do not ...
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Is public land really public?Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Once again I read where some local governments are imposing heavy fines on property owners who fail to remove snow from public sidewalks. Since the citize...
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More people need common senseFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - For the life of me, I can't understand people that come up with thoughts like "discriminatory voter ID law must be rejected." My mother had an ID card from the DMV in ...
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Thanks to Roskam for flood relief helpFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has been a friend to Des Plaines during our most trying times. When FEMA eliminated Cook County from the declared disaster area aft...
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Snow plows should do major roads firstFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: I was traveling down Arlington Heights Road yesterday (Feb. 6) during the snow storm. I have lived in the Chicago area all my life and in Arlington Height...
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Only voters have right to complainFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The editorial cartoon in the election day paper was one of the best I have seen in a long time. It reflects my feelings exactly. For those who missed it, the person w...
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Thanks for support of board candidacyFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to thank all of the voters of District 2 of DuPage County for going to the polls in record numbers this past Tuesday. Despite coming up less than 1 percent ...
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Advice in wake of Lane Bryant deathsFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Many years ago, I heard J.J. Bittenbinder, a 23-year veteran Chicago homicide detective, talk about how victims can increase their chances for survival in cases of carja...
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Neighbors help out when neededFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Just when I realized that wishing would not make it so, along came the Orr family and shoveled my sidewalk and my driveway. I am most thankful. Being up i...