Cook County Opinion
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Use technology to track tax dollar useDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Board passed a budget that requires substantial cuts in operating budgets of several departments, and they deserve credit for making the tough decision...
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Home inspection story inaccurateDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to Mr. Joseph Ryan's article Nov. 16, "Getting a Safe, Sound Home." He states a tub and shower combo must have a control valve limiting water te...
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Repairing Iraq now our national dutyDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - William Parrot's Nov. 24 letter misleads us to the ideas that bipartisan intelligence got us into the Iraq war and prayer will return our soldiers. It was fraudulent int...
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Nursing program needs expansionDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College (ECC) currently accepts only 80 qualified students in the nursing program. Nursing administration ranks the students depending on their National ...
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We should be deporting criminalsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - It is easy to understand why Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran wants the federal OK to allow his officers the authority to process illegal immigrants for deportation. Man...
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Rep. Kirk still votes for Bush agendaDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Mark Kirk continues to misrepresent his constituents. Recently, he voted against the funding bill that called for an orderly and responsible redeployment from Iraq. Thi...
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Ryan story exposes need to helpDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Jim and Marie Ryan's poignant article (Nov. 27), re the suicide of their son, Patrick, was a courageous act to let your readers know the dire seriousness of anyone suffe...
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A tribute to Hyde, a lion of a manDec 06, 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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Assessments go up, home values downDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Housing values are down an average 4.2 percent, but your tri-annual assessment from crooked Cook County is up 22 percent or more. No matter what happens in real estate ...
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How the Naperville grinches ruined Christmas. Or not.Dec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - OK, I was a bit disappointed when the note arrived from one of my editors. "Naperville didn't ruin Christmas, after all." We were in hot pursuit of this breathtaking sto...