Cook County Opinion
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There's still a few bugs in the systemDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: I found it humorous that District 214's spokeswoman, Venetia Miles, stated people should not rely on the district's automated phone service but instead on...
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Bartell right about illegal immigrantsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Although I am not in the State Representative 66th District, I am very impressed by Laura Bartell. She has a strong fiscal understanding and would do well...
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Facts show I was right about pensionDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Thomas F. Kuehne, finance director for Arlington Heights, writes that neither the fire nor the police pensions are fully funded. (The shortfall, according...
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Politicians spout twisted wordsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - What are all these politicians talking about? Rep. Danny Davis claims the police gave him a driving ticket because he was black. Could it be that he was ticketed because...
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Arlington library drive sets recordDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Thanks to many, many generous community members, Arlington Heights Memorial Library's 10th annual Holiday Book Drive was once again a huge success. We set...
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Experience needed in next presidentDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a member of the baby-boomer set. I have observed history in the making, from World War II to Iraq, with my earliest presidential memories being of President Truman....
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Penguin adoption a help to food pantryDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: The Village of Mount Prospect would like to thank the owners and customers of Millie's Hallmark and Neat N Cool Gifts for helping to make the holiday seas...
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What constitutes a 'notable' death?Dec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: I am responding to an article by the Associated Press in the Dec. 5 "Life Stories" section adjacent to the Obituaries. I read two uplifting stories author...
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Re-learning hard lesson that creation is almost always messyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Creation is a messy business. Just ask the guy who strikes out on his own after dying a little each day in cubicle world. Or a mother delivering a baby. Or those who hop...
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Road project not safer, but confusingDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the past two years, motorists driving through the Butterfield Road expansion in Libertyville navigated through the construction with the promise of a larger, safer ...