Cook County Opinion
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Praise for MP Public WorksJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: With all the disappointment in government (state, county, etc.), it's good to see when certain departments function properly. The Mount Prospect Public Wo...
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These kids should be learning EnglishJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: School District 59's preschool program at Ridge School for 3- and 4-year-olds is being taught 100 percent in Spanish. Why? This was news to me as a taxpay...
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Something doesn't add up this election yearJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Hillary Rodham flunked math class at Maine South High School in Park Ridge or she picked up Jethro-style ciphering during her years in Arkansas. How else would yo...
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Support service contraception billJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - In 2002, the Department of Defense initially added emergency contraception to its Basic Care Formulary, a list of over 200 medications required to be stocked at all mili...
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Thanks, Michaele, for all you've doneJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: In reading the article about 2007 Northwest suburban newsmakers, it mentions Michaele Skowron and the fact that she chose not to run again for a seat on t...
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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...