Cook County Opinion
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Build a better home inspection systemNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - At Cindy McCammack's home in Addison, the builder mistakenly linked hot water to the toilet. It wasn't caught by the building inspectors. McCammack said it should have b...
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Newt's return sign of GOP's failuresNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Newt Gingrich has reared his ugly head again. You remember him, the former Republican speaker of the house, the man who got his terminally ill wife to sign their divorce...
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This vote will be on quality of lifeNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - On Nov. 27, the Round Lake Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will cast votes declaring their values relative to being a good neighbor as well as preserving the ver...
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Remember story of Pomponio AlgerioNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Remember story of Pomponio Algerio Those readers who disapprove of Dawn Sherman and her father's stand to preserve the separation of church and state might consider the ...
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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...