Cook County Opinion
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Reach out and embrace diversityJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The village of Hanover Park is facing what many companies face. And it's something more and more communities will be facing in the coming years. How to help a growing mi...
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Need to legislate end to wood smokeJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: The legend goes that Nero played his lyre as the Great Fire of Rome burned. Sadly, our local and state leaders are acting like Nero, without the lyre, whe...
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Kudos to Goudie for Christmas pieceJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you, Chuck Goudie, for the great article on "Christmas" appearing in the Dec. 24 Daily Herald. Much of the newspaper articles referring to Christmas range from dow...
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Prochno will help sort out state messJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Everyone in the state of Illinois knows that our state government is a mess. Democrats fighting among themselves have rendered our state government dysfun...
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BG mayor urges support of ObamaJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Though there are many good and capable people seeking to lead our nation in the current presidential field, good and capable is not good enough. The times dictate that w...
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One taxpayer's proposed solutionsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Since election time is near, this taxpayer has some solutions to the political deadlock our representatives can't seem to solve. The following are some suggestions. Our ...
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Immigration rules bad idea for ElginJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - " ... Extend hospitality to strangers" (Romans 12:13b). The Association of Brethren Caregivers expresses deep concern about the proposed ordinances on immigration propo...
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Silence never a wise choice when police behavior questionedJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A visceral response to an assault on one's parent is easy enough to understand. Proper protocol, any protocol, in fact, isn't likely to be at the top of the to-do list i...
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U.S. will side once again with dictatorJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - As Pakistan boils over and control of its nuclear arsenal teeters, we once again see the results of the U.S. policy of propping up another dictator. All Pervez Musharraf...
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Lessons from KIPP Ascend SchoolJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I decided to do a little observation at KIPP Ascend Charter School, located on the west side of Chicago. That is a low-income area, but this factor didn't stop the sta...