Cook County Opinion
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Stick those TV ads where, um ….Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - As of late, almost every television station is airing an ad that reminds us that as of January 1st, Illinois will be smoke free. This ad (which touts the loss of persona...
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Eight-year sentence for three lost livesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to the article about a woman sentenced to eight years for a crash that killed three rock musicians. The woman was a former model named Jeannette...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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'Bad' intelligence a too-familiar refrainDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - 'Bad' intelligence a too-familiar refrain There is recent news regarding our intelligence failures, oh, I mean disclosures. Apparently our intelligence operation is mor...
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Medical suit reform must stay in placeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Like all physicians in DuPage County and the rest of Illinois, I was frustrated to learn that Cook County circuit court Judge Diane Larsen decided the medical lawsuit re...
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Water belongs to all of us on the ChainDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading Don Barringer's letter published Dec. 5 in favor of a speed limit on the Chain, I feel compelled to clarify some simple facts. I'm a fifth-generation boate...
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Tale in Lake Zurich will be ongoingDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald's parallel articles, " Fees, tax hikes, layoffs ahead for Lake Zurich," (Nov. 27) and "Housing crisis forces Hawthorn Woods to cut staff, projects," (No...
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Life sentences seldom mean lifeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In a recent letter opposing the death penalty, the writer makes an interesting claim about jury instructions. He writes: "In capital trials where only one individual is ...
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Eight-year sentence for three lost livesDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to the article about a woman sentenced to eight years for a crash that killed three rock musicians. The woman was a former model named Jeannette...
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Various disorders too much to takeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Clerks in stores have been saying, "Have a happy holiday" to me and I'm highly offended. "Holiday" is a derivative of the words "Holy Day" and thoughts of anything holy ...