Cook County Opinion
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Sick of complaints about teachersNov 08, 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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Meet AAIM, a lesser-known, but vigilant foe of drunken drivingNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - They almost revel in their under-known status. They're a group involved in a relentless crusade against drunken drivers. And they provide empathy and support for the vic...
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Silence is no harm to the ShermansNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I just read the article about Dawn Sherman's lawsuit against the school district because they are going to allow for a "moment of silence." Of course, this is filed by h...
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No teacher works only 36.5 hoursNov 08, 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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U.S. has too many energy 'no' votesNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - We need energy to live in our society. Yet when the power company wanted to put lines along Randall Road, people and signs said, "No." Ted Kennedy put a stop to wind far...
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Thanks for helping cat rescue effortsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I would like to direct this letter to all of the wonderful people for being part of our work of love with kindness and support that brings new life to the animals we are...
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Silence from the right is tellingNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - As David Horowitz reminded me in a speech on campus last night, a favorite pastime of the right is to question, if not completely deny, the patriotism of the American le...
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Why should U.S. arm this group?Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - If things are going so well in Iraq, why does Bush need to arm a terrorist group (PKK) to help him fight insurgents? The arms given to the PKK are not only being used to...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Attacks on Rush have not workedNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - William Zipperich of Palatine (Fence Post, Oct. 25) feels Rush Limbaugh is "finally being held accountable." Not sure what he is referring to except for a few liberal ha...