Cook County Opinion
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No truly 'green' city should flounder so over nature's basicsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - I felt sorry for the man. Elgin City Councilman Mike Powers wasn't too happy with a recent column in which I'd suggested a big budget goose egg in public works manpower ...
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Incorporation a ploy and nothing's freeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to all the people of Campton Township who feel they need to add another level of government to our lives. I was born in Campton Township in 1935 and lived he...
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Caring church, caring communityNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Can you imagine your main mode of transportation being a bicycle, even at this time of the year? I recently helped a man at Trinity Lutheran Church's first "clinic," who...
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Lake County Soap BoxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Winning Bears: Congratulations to the Lake Zurich High School football team on its Class 7A championship. Winning a state championship -- whether it's football or any o...
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Why break down vet demographics?Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - While I appreciate your coverage of Veteran's Day activities, I didn't appreciate your politically correct breakdown of veterans. Why did you feel it necessary to break ...
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Teachers have no cause to complainNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading all of the letters submitted by teachers, I am amazed that they seem to believe no one else takes their work home with them at night or works past their re...
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DuPage County Soap BoxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Gridiron glory Everything fell in place for Naperville North High School's football team to capture the 8A state championship last weekend over Glenbard North. We congra...
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Fox Valley Soap BoxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Help or more bureaucracy? One can make a plausible argument, as Community School District 300 did, that high school department chairs can provide more hands-on teaching ...
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Don't miss chance to restore countryNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - As a subscriber of the Daily Herald for years, I don't miss any comments in our Fencepost (my interest in other people's feelings.) Here are my concerns: A. The COLA inc...
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Cook County soap boxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The secret's out We all like our hometowns, but it's always nice to get validation from outsiders. Businessweek.com is lauding Barrington (25th) and Buffalo Grove (30th)...