Cook County Opinion
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Where's Pentagon's support for troops?Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - We have all read about how well our government is handling our involvement in Iraq -- specifically regarding our soldiers and Marines. They were sent there ill equipped....
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Bulls fan says, Paxson should goDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - I've been a Bulls fan ever since Red Kerr coached them. All I can say is, Paxson must go. Scott Skiles deserves better. The only redemption I see now, is giving Norm Van...
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Despite denials, we engage in tortureDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Rendition: The CIA (or who knows who) takes a guy who has been convicted of no crime, and manhandles the detainee and strips him naked. He is then drugged with supposito...
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It's really, 'Mirror mirror on the wall'Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Can you stand tall, can you stay focused? In a world of turmoil, can you inject maturity in balance with precious innocence? Will you pass the rigors of impatience and c...
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A different view on Obama's candidacyDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The village president of Buffalo Grove's recent fencepost letter supporting Barack Obama needs a reality check. He said Obama is "that special kind of leader who can bri...
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Would we want our schools to go back?Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - While reading the angry letters from citizens and sometimes defensive letters from teachers about salaries, pensions, referendums, strikes and test results, I began to t...
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Force accountability at all levels by voteDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - When are we, the voters, going to hold our mayor, council members, state legislators and members of Congress accountable? The mayor and council members of Elgin agreed t...
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Time to close superintendent gender gapDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - It's hard to believe on the cusp of 2008 that a female former math teacher would be asked while interviewing for a superintendent's job whether she could handle a school...
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Rethink wisdom of expanded gamblingDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - I recently attended the Union League Club of Chicago Public Affairs Forum on gaming expansion. So I read with interest your stories on Gov. Blagojevich's campaign financ...
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Smokers are not free to share smokeDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - "Smoking ban cuts personal freedom" (Daily Herald, Dec 22). I can't believe the Herald still prints letters with nothing to offer but some smoker's archaic argument in ...