Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Overstuffed classes alter learning, futureDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The current overcrowding in classrooms needs to be made known. I believe there are too many people unaware of the current situations in our schools. As a student and th...
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It's time to cut taxes on gasolineDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Pre-election speeches have been written. High price of gasoline is not included. We have heard most of it. Social Security is in trouble. Medicare is in trouble. Health ...
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Nursing program needs expansionDec 05, 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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Trade deals at core of immigration messDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - To genuinely stop illegal immigration, we need to change the rules of economic globalization. Otherwise, no matter how big a fence we build at the border, how strictly w...
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An abortion should not be convenienceDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The author of the Nov. 12 letter "If only men could become pregnant" states that it says in Genesis 2:7 "that you become a living soul when you begin to breathe." She go...
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White reveals self with choice of wordsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - David White still doesn't get it. The statements in his latest letter alone are evidence not only of the racist undertone of his purported "survey," but also of his skew...