Cook County Opinion
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More aid for those who house terrorJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's see now, do I have this right? Twenty-billion dollars in arms to various Arab countries including Saudi Arabia which gets smart bombs as a bonus, $30 billion to I...
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Time to find transit funding answerJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Imagine rush hour with all the Metra riders on the road. I would rather not, as it takes me 30 minutes as it is to get from Elgin to Schaumburg in the morning and about...
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A strange way to reach $100 a barrelJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Overnight, gas went up between six cents and 10 cents a gallon. Unless one lives under a rock, this should come as no surprise since the day before, the price of crude...
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Disheartened by teacher criticismJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I have read the Daily Herald articles and comments in the Fencepost in regards to teachers' salaries, abilities, and purpose. I am a teacher. From the stand the Heral...
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Smokers should have choice tooJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A letter writer from Palatine wrote that "the freedom to smoke ends where the public'sfreedom to protect its health begins." I suggest that he frequent places that are 1...
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Congress's role is not to investigateJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Are the members of the legislative branch of our government finally understanding that their role in government is not to investigate and issue subpoenas -- a legal writ...
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Praise for positive newspaper articlesJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Yeah, Daily Herald, for your front page lead article, "A family planing a gift like no other." Also the Opinion page and Fence Post articles on Dec. 25 -- Christmas Day!...
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How can Shermans be so newsworthy?Jan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: I find it so hard to believe the print/money spent on the Shermans! No, it was not Dawn, it was her dad who dragged her into court. Yes, she may have had ...
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The casualty toll of War in IraqJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - How many soldiers have died in Bush's Iraq war since March 2003 in combat and other causes, and how many were wounded and returned to duty? Theodore R. Wattenberg Prospe...
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Seize opportunity to hear candidatesJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Did you know that your vote counts more in the primary than in the general election? Why? Because fewer people vote in the primary. Those who do have a bigger impact on ...