Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Try some real facts about Dream ActNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - It appears that letter writer Jackson Rodgers, rather than syndicated columnist Cynthia Tucker, is doing a disservice to the public with his interpretation of Senate Bil...
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No deciphering the 'non-user friendly' or 'obscure' tax billNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - When the property tax bill cometh, I normally listen for my husband's scream, drop a hand of commiseration on his shoulder and forget about it. Compelled by an odd masoc...
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Full I-88, Route 47 interchange worth studyNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Prairie Parkway proposal that would run north-south and connect to Interstates 80 and 90 along a line parallel to Route 47 certainly inspires more discussion, and co...
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News coverage missed the pointNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 27, I was part of a group of more than 5,000 people witnessing for peace at the federal building in downtown Chicago. I heard short speeches from Catholic and Pr...