Cook County Opinion
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Executions may actually save livesDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - John D. Morgan's letter ("Executions do not make society safer," Nov. 28) asserts the death penalty is a "barbaric practice" that "does not make our society safer." On t...
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Religion shouldn't control abortionDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - I think I know why I've not seen a response to my question: If a few cells equals a whole human being, why isn't the anti-choice crowd out picketing every fertility clin...
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Freedom does not require religionDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Mitt Romney told America, "Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom." I could not disagree more. I am free from religion, and with respect to religion...
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Change errant decision on school testsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Sometimes, it seems, decisions made by state or federal agencies overseeing education just don't seem to have been thought out very well. Ironic, isn't it? Such is th...
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Beavers' race charge unfoundedDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - How dare Cook County Commissioner William Beavers insinuate the reason the tax hike failed is racially motivated. What infuriates me most is, has Beavers forgotten that ...
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It's not the schools; it's a failure to readDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The implicit message behind the recent school bashing in your pages is there exists some magic bullet for "curing" our schools' problems, if only the administrators and ...
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Actually, there are no mulligansDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Regarding the Nov. 26 Daily Herald article on "academic forgiveness," Michael Walters' lawyer (James Koch) also fails to earn the honor roll. The article concluded with ...
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Time for a truce in Campton HillsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's nothing in legislation governing new villages that says residents have to be concerned about how those outside of the village view their words and actions. And ...
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Campaign 2008: What about ideas?Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The fundamental differences between the candidates for president in 2008 themselves are very real and very important to understand. But by favoring YouTube debates and 3...
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Farewell to the Pizza Cottage, one of those great get-together placesDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Pizza Cottage in Roselle was one of those places where you went for a soft landing after a hard day. The pizzeria had been in the village for more than 50 years. It'...