Cook County Opinion
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Peraica counters Stroger budgetDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The vitriol and personal attacks that have surrounded the Cook County budget discussions are unfortunate and accomplish little but damage the faith of the taxpayers in o...
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Is teaching really such a breeze?Dec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - In reply to Rosemary Colbert of Schaumburg. Yes, it sure seems that teachers have it good. Full retirement at 55, handsome retirement benefits, only 9 months of work but...
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A tribute to Hyde, a lion of a manDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - In this high political season, we will do well to remember a lion of a man -- unashamed of his deep faith, unequivocal in his convictions and unparalleled in leadership ...
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Clean, safe water is worth the costDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in support of the proposed water main improvements for Meadow Knolls in Schaumburg. After receiving the original information from the village of Schaumburg, some...
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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 ...