Cook County Opinion
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Amusing rhetoric on both sidesNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - I was very amused at the battle over SCHIP with the rhetoric on both sides. The Bush Republicans claimed that the $35 billion expansion was just too big, while the bi-pa...
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Sick of complaints about teachersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - I am sick and tired of people complaining about teachers. If the profession is such a plum one, why is there such a shortage? Prospective teachers are welcome at any age...
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Dist. 57 taxpayers being robbedNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: It was interesting to see in the Daily Herald Schools Report Card that District 57 administrators are ranked the 12th highest paid administrators in the s...
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Pumpkin theft spoils carving nightNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: A couple of weeks ago, the adventure began for my family. The same adventure that we take every year … the search for the perfect carving pumpkins. My hus...
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Last words on Dist. 211 disputeNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Editor's note: The following Fence Post letters regarding teachers negotiations in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 were submitted prior to a contract deal r...
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Specialized lawyers make a differenceNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's sad when a large home builder such as Neumann Homes files for bankruptcy. Sad for the real estate market, and sadder still for those buyers who signed a contract to...
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If only men could become pregnantNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - In reply to Bob Vogt's letter of Oct. 18 in which he asks why pro-choice people don't call anti-choice people pro- life. Well it's simple: They are not pro-life; they ar...
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Supervisor thanks pantry supportersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Supervisor thanks pantry supporters To the editor: On behalf of the Hanover Township Food Pantry I want to thank those that made the eighth annual Hanover Township Food ...
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No teacher works only 36.5 hoursNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Although I am no longer working as a certified teacher, I was rather appalled at your accounting for the hours per day that a teacher spends working. In the Northwest su...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...