Cook County Opinion
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Let's fix sights on energy, climateDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - New ideas really have to struggle to survive. Copernicus was convinced the earth went around the sun and was not the center of the universe. For this, he was placed unde...
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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...