Cook County Opinion
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Politicians don't listen to the peopleFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - It seems that we are losing our rights as citizens of this great country to people that we vote into office. They are supposed to represent us, the American taxpaying c...
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Use tax-free bonds to spur economyFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The State of the Union address sounded reasonably good until one applies a reality check. The U.S. dollar is in free fall, gold passed $900 per ounce, the unnecessary B...
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Saturday Soapbox: When quantity mattersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Seems the students at Elgin School District U-46's Gifford Street High School have found themselves on an unplanned diet. The district is now addressing complaints that ...
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Economic stimulus package flawedFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - In a recession, the most vulnerable people, the people who need the most immediate assistance, are folks who have lost their jobs. Could any fact be plainer, even to pol...
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Speak plainly about U-46's cost sourceFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As a taxpayer I would appreciate down-to-Earth, straight talk on the Elgin Area School District U-46 budget. Don't tell me there has been a tremendous increase in the co...
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Knowing difference isn't prejudiceFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There is nothing prejudiced about wanting anyone who enters our country or city or town to enter it legally. What is so hard to understand? Illegal is not legal and we h...
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I think I want you to tell us what you think … perhapsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Be careful what you wish for, Daily Herald. We recently asked our online readers to tell us what they think of our stories, and, boy, have they. It's called story commen...
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Kirk needs to share the credit on VAFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - In public appearances, on his Web site and in a recent radio ad, Congressman Mark Kirk leaves one with the impression that he and he alone was he savior of The North Chi...
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Dalton's accusation leaves her offendedFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - It has come to my attention recently that John Dalton and the organization he has formed, Speak Out Against Prejudice (SOAP), has labeled people agreeing with Associatio...
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Using the house the governor won'tFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I have a couple of ideas to raise some money for our cash-strapped state. Since the governor prefers to live in Chicago, I propose that the governor's mansion be renamed...