Cook County Opinion
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Remembering Astor, Fudge and "everyone's dog'Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - A Friday-night trip to the animal hospital was not in our plans. But Fudge, our Boston Terrier, had abruptly keeled over, vomited, and seemed incapable of getting up. Be...
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Offer still stands to buy, destroy gunsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Carpentersville trustees are obfuscating regarding my offer to pay to destroy rather than sell the used guns that they are planning to sell. The trustees say they knew n...
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Let Gore uncover Venus' warmingDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - As explained in the Daily Herald, it seems that Venus and Earth were virtual twins at one time many years ago. Over time as Venus went through changes, its oceans disapp...
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'School 101' raises myriad questionsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Your series of in-depth articles on public education, costs, test scores, salaries, etc. prompted me to ponder some other questions about education that may need to be c...
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Various disorders too much to takeDec 13, 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 ...
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Some candidates advantages unfairDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Presidential candidates for 2008 are like students with cell phones during a test. They are being given extra support from outsiders, and in some cases they even have so...
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Tithe means: Give until it feels goodDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The article in the Daily Herald Sunday on tithing was interesting, but it neglected a very important fact. The information that the direction to tithe one's income to Go...
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We can cut impact of global warmingDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The article about the students from Sheridan Elementary School, who were being taught how to conserve energy to help lessen the effect of global warming, was well writte...
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Life sentences seldom mean lifeDec 12, 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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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...