Cook County Opinion
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Long Grove fire unit must explainDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - The 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 curren...
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It's a shame to read about the ArizonaDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading the article "Pennies for Pearl Harbor" in the Daily Herald on Dec. 12, I became angry that our government would allow such a historic monument like the Ari...
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Criticism of Israel unfair, inaccurateDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I have had it, I really have! I am so sick and tired of the world being on the side of the Palestinians. Now they are asking for donations from the world in the amount ...
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Congress must reverse Fermilab cutsDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - From the emotional high of discovering the origin of cosmic rays to the downtrodden feeling of being at the mercy of politicians making decisions about your livelihood -...
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Messing with yellows for more local cash?Dec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Another local community is looking at the feasibility of installing red-light cameras. While I do not oppose making intersections safer, the installation of red-light ca...
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Give best holiday wishes to our troopsDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - As we are all sitting around the Christmas tree this holiday, and enjoying our family and friends, please keep in mind all of those men and women in the U.S. military wh...
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Remember our military todayDec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - As we are all sitting around the Christmas tree this holiday and enjoying our family and friends, please keep in mind all of those men and women in the United States mil...
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Harper College cuts under fireDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: I wish to comment on a recent vote to eliminate the plant science technology program and the park and golf maintenance program. As a taxpayer, I applaud y...
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'Folly' all in the eye of the beholder, JackDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Did you say folly, Jack Roeser? Let's compare and contrast: • While your foundation spends hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to get Jim Oberweis elected to anythin...
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Letter provides a comfort to griefDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 2, my cousin's son, Sgt. Ryan Mitchell Wood, age 23, was to arrive home from Iraq for the Christmas holidays. Instead he was brought home in a casket (in...