Cook County Opinion
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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...
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GOP to blame for subprime crisisJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Banks take your money and give you interest. They are able to pay interest by finding people that they loan your money to. The interest they charge is higher than the i...
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Saturday Soap BoxJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Do something about it: Vote So voters in other states like Illinois are a little fed up with the attention shown Iowans and residents of New Hampshire? Both earn lots of...
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Brain-dead GOP gave us horrid leaderJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to Emilio Marcos. We have a man in the White House who should have been impeached long ago. We have a GOP party who backs this moronic administra...
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What's so wrong with listening to another?Jan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - On your weather page, you have been featuring a daily news article about the coming "global warming disaster." "The Arctic is screaming," says one headline. Dead walruse...
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Limit letters to opinions pleaseJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - For some time I have noticed that not only are letters getting longer, pushing to the edges of the 500-word limit (maybe beyond that), but also, in many instances, bein...