Cook County Opinion
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People also use sidewalks in winterDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - During the spring, summer and fall seasons, you probably see many people enjoying a walk, a run or perhaps walking their dog in your neighborhood. Trust me, they are sti...
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Too many lawyers for our own goodDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The other day, a friend who is a doctor was telling me about the incredibly high insurance rates he is forced to pay to keep his practice open. Later that day, I ran int...
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Let mass transit riders cover costsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The media has been playing up an idea that if the legislature in Springfield doesn't bail out mass transits' financial mess, it will bring about some sort of doomsday. T...
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Baseball deserves no fan followingDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Once upon a time, some 60 odd years ago, I was a baseball fan. It was a time when we called baseball players "heroes" before we knew the definition of the word. And yet,...
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Fox Valley soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A long road Once an art teacher in his small Mexican village, Juan Hernandez immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago. He took two jobs, yet always had a return to teaching i...
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DuPage Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Never easy to start over There's a lesson in the Rev. Jim McLain's story about how he and his wife rebuilt their lives since Hurricane Katrina destroyed their church and...
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A way to help older people at holidaysDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Just food for thought. I have the pleasure of working with the public. I see and talk with many older people struggling to do holiday shopping. Aside from just getting ...
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Judges are to rule on law, not their viewsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman complains in his ruling on Nov. 14 that the state's "Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act" would violate the First Amendment. He...
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Why is recall focus only on toys?Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - With all the recent toy recalls, I have been asking myself why just toys. Let's look at some other things that people are exposed to far more than toys. How about the k...
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Great series exposed the sickness insideDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Please read Chapter 10 of the Pulitzer worthy series produced by the Daily Herald and written by Emily Krone. Buy the paper, gives copies to your friends and neighbors, ...