Cook County Opinion
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Don't be so quick to dismiss puppet artDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: According to your article Dec. 15, the Des Plaines mayor called puppeteering a "dying art" and gave that as part of the reason for opposing the use of pub...
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Fire trustees need to justify tax hikeDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Long Grove Fire Protection District trustees recently approved a real estate tax increase of 13.89 percent even though they do not spend all of the funds they currently ...
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Let newspapers do what they do bestDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in response to Michael Murphy's letter to the editor on Dec. 20 concerning IHSA only being fiscally responsible. As I understand it, the position the Daily Heral...
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Before the year ends, I'd like to point out a few thingsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - There are so many loose ends on the last day of the year. • If Chicago's incoming police superintendent wants to shake up a department stung by corruption and misconduct...
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Oil giants get aid but not the needyDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Just in case he missed a few children the first time, Bush has once again plunged his veto dagger into the hearts of the children without health insurance. He is consist...
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ECC board filling in for Santa ClausDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: I read with interest the Daily Herald's recent article that Dr. David Sam, the president of Elgin Community College, was unanimously granted an increase i...
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What about people with allergies?Dec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: In regard to the article about the golden retriever helper dog not being allowed into the Wheeling restaurant, I believe the manager did the right thing. ...
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Bush and Chaney are reducing rightsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The Bush/Cheney administration and Congress have slowly been eroding the American people's rights and freedoms throughout their term in office. They should be stopped im...
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Students' kind acts leave impressionDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: I am a teacher in Mount Prospect District 57 and have been home recovering from recent surgery. I felt inspired to write to the community about a "random ...
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Tithing is mainly about moneyDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - I hope your Dec. 9 article on tithing to churches generates a lot of dialogue. Here's my penny's worth (I can't afford two cents worth): I was forced into disability a f...