Cook County Opinion
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Held hostage by environmentalistsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - With the cost of a barrel of crude fast approaching $100 a barrel, I have to ask my fellow Americans when it will be enough for you to do something about it? While I am ...
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Elk Grove must ban wood smokeDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Soaring asthma and autism rates in our cities correspond with skyrocketing fine particulate pollution, caused mostly by vehicle exhaust and wood smoke. When fine partic...
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An abortion should not be convenienceDec 04, 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 ...
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Teacher pay debate rooted in economyDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - I find it entertaining to read the letters from teachers defending their difficult job and reasonably high salaries. With all their degrees they hold, they seem not have...
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Most teachers put hearts into jobsDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - The article, "Chapter 6: Administrator's pay vs. teacher's pay," was inaccurate. The information about teachers working 36.5 hours a week is incorrect. Many districts h...
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What happened to our freedoms?Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - I thoroughly agree with Penny Wilson's article in the Fence Post. I'm 80 years old, and every day I see a new law taking away our legal rights. Oh, for the good old days...
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Give holiday help to less fortunateDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - I am thankful for so many things; my wife and daughters, good friends, and the opportunity to serve our community as state representative. I am truly blessed. Sadly, th...
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Legislators who are ready for reformDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - In 1998, I sponsored --with then state Sen. Barack Obama and House Republican Leader Tom Cross -- the most sweeping ethics reforms ever approved by the General Assembly....
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Don't criticize for publishing factsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Just finished reading the letter from Ken Kowall of Hoffman Estates chastising the Daily Herald for an "anti-teacher" viewpoint, according to him, relatin...
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Raise scrutiny to stop foreclosed dreamsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - You can't tune in a radio station for more than five minutes these days without hearing some huckster telling you to call soon for your no-money-down, no-income-verifica...