Cook County Opinion
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Focus groups alone won't fix trust problemNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A headline this week, "Community input key as U-46 picks search firm for chief," probably brought a lot more rolling eyes than a wave of eager volunteers. Community invo...
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School headline was misleadingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Your editorial criticizing the Illinois Association of School Boards for addressing a resolution on 18-year-olds who want to be school board members is misleading. The I...
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Review those lessons in communication from 'Luke': 1967Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - "What we have here is failure to communicate." So said prison boss Strother Martin to Paul Newman's convict in the 1967 prison film "Cool Hand Luke," a screen classic pa...
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Teachers hold kids, future in their handsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - There is one simple fact many people seem to be forgetting when discussing teacher salaries: it is the second most important job in the world. Where would we get life-sa...
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Don't penalize all for conduct of fewNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - In his Thursday column headlined "Bottom line: Fans ought to be in the stands," the Daily Herald's Marty Maciaszek suggests that all schools prohibit fans from being all...
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Dream Act more a national nightmareNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The so called Dream Act was actually a nightmare. It would of provided in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants. Being an illegal immigrant is the prerequisite to ge...
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Harrop is wrong about warmingNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - How much longer will we have to put up with the mindless drivel coming out of the brain of syndicated columnist Froma Harrop? Her latest blunder is in the factually inco...
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Poor coverage of anti-war rallyNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 27, anti-war rallies were staged throughout the United States. Thousands of people came from all across the Midwest to participate in a peaceful march in Chicago...
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Soapbox: Good showNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Geneva Cultural Arts Commission deserves recognition for holding the city's first film festival last Saturday. The event featured showings of short films, some by lo...
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Teachers pay for their own coursesNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Your article regarding teacher raises on Nov. 12 failed to mention a very important fact about teacher raises. In order for a teacher to move lanes based on graduate cou...