Cook County Opinion
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Hoping Illinois can be last on this listNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - With the articles in the news recently on the new coal-fired power plants for our state, without controls to limit or remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust, it is distu...
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Headline belies paper's own storiesNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The headline in the Nov. 9 edition astounded me: "Ring it up for schools," followed by "New homes deliver windfall for District 158." How can the Daily Herald print a h...
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CorrectionNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - An editor's mistake created two errors in the Sunday letter by Shirley Sadjadi of Elgin. It should have read that under the Dream Act, "a student who qualifies would rec...
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Village strongly backs MainStreetNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Over this past week there have been several occasions in which individuals have expressly stated that the village board and more specifically the mayor have decided to e...
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Sex ed programs must be completeNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - As I am away studying in Rhode Island, I am surprised by the continuing uproar over the Planned Parenthood clinic in Aurora. The deeper issue, however, is something that...
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Kirk leads in fight against terrorismNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - With presidential, senatorial, and congressional elections all occurring in 2008, we must not forget our No. 1 national security issue: terrorism. Congressman Mark Kirk ...
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And what about the Willis family?Nov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Chuck Goudie really hit the nail on the head in his column of Oct. 29. The first thing I thought of when I read about George Ryan's request for an appeal, which mentions...
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City's Channing site handouts defy logicNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Following my recent letter to the Daily Herald, I was astonished to see the Elgin City Council further increased the subsidies to Aspen Homebuilders for the Channing Str...
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Thanks, Wheaton, for helping othersNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Make A Difference Day is intended to raise awareness of volunteering, and as such, the City of Wheaton's Community Relations Commission was able to give every citizen of...
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Limbaugh is strong backer of militaryNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - In reference to William Zipperich's recent letter regarding Rush Limbaugh and the "phony soldiers" controversy, Mr. Zipperich should have further verified his informatio...