Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Briefs Christmas in NovemberNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - We knew Thanksgiving was early this year, but Santa's arrival at Woodfield on Thursday and Randhurst on Friday caught us a little off guard. Actually, it shouldn't have....
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Soapbox: Tragedy to hopeNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy to hope The tragedy of Oct. 27, when a double-decker trailer carrying 59 horses overturned near Wadsworth, won't soon fade from the memory of those who were ther...
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More undermining than fact in lectureNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - I read with interest the comments made relative to the lecture given by evolutionist Eugenie Scott at ECC recently. I am amused by the projected image of seeking the tru...
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Big-mouth liberals? Well, maybe notNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - I read with interest a letter on Nov. 4 by David Caldarola that liberals do not have to fight in Iraq because they are registered Democrats. Likewise Republicans who did...
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Soapbox: Endless speculationNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The 700-acre riverfront property northwest of Carpentersville known as the Brunner property has had so many suitors, one might imagine it is the best real estate deal si...
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Missing the point of Sept. 11 attacksNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Is Steven Beisiegel serious? (Daily Herald, Fence Post, Nov. 23) By his reasoning, 9-11 was no big deal because compared to the population of the United States "only 3,0...