Cook County Opinion
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Keep CFL bulbs out of landfillsJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm both pleased and troubled with the proliferation Compact Florescent Light bulbs. While we are being forced to use CFLs, despite their many drawbacks, at least it's a...
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Elgin has earned kudos for new rulesJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Kudos to the city of Elgin for working to weed out illegal immigrants in this community. The people have spoken, and you have listened. Stand strong as your detractors c...
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Laughing at what's ludicrous is opinion of an important sortJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - She was an old woman, living in a California nursing home. Given Elgin was reeling from a student's vicious attack on a teacher and allegations that one of its police of...
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McCain editorial got it all wrongJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Your endorsement of John McCain was wrong for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it will take illegal immigration off the table as an election issue. There is no...
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Set tithe amounts are not requiredJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Bob Meger's recent letter left me with a sense of sadness. Obviously, he is a man in dire straits and doesn't deserve the flippant, insensitive remark he received from h...
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Soapbox got school relationships wrongJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The authors of the Jan. 16 Saturday Soapbox entry regarding state aid to private schools are wrong, wrong, wrong. First, the recent aid package hardly constitutes the c...
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Seeking explanation, not special rulesJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - May I urge Wilton Tidwell (Jan. 18) to re-read my first letter, "Why the different approach on photos?" In my letter, I used the word "renewed." I have had four driver's...
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It's not smokers, it's just their smokeJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - I hate no one! But I do hate tobacco smoke! Spencer Hendron (Fence Post, Jan. 19) stated there is a "patent hatred of people who smoke." He seems to ignore that tobacco...
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Obama, Clinton fail 'English test'Jan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The large pictures (Jan. 21) of senators Obama and Clinton, the front-runners for the office of president, are deceiving. How many Americans remember that these two cand...
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Prochno offers vital elective experienceJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It is important to examine carefully the candidates running in the Republican primary for the open seat in the Illinois House District 66. The debate should be who can b...