Cook County Opinion
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Villages wise to consider lake waterOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two more municipalities have joined the parade of Lake County communities looking into the possibility of obtaining Lake Michigan drinking water. And why not? Long-term ...
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Stroger makes bad tax proposal worseOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Try as we might, we don't think we could describe Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's proposed myriad tax increases any better than Commissioner Tim Schneider did...
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New fuel to avoid energy doomsdayOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - On Friday, the price of oil hit a record high -- $90.07 a barrel. On that same day, President Bush said he'd like oil to be cheaper. Hardly a weighty observation. But we...
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Frustrated U-46 teachers send out a familiar messageOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - They are split down the middle. Tired of elected policy-makers ignoring their concerns and making silence a response. Tired of their boss getting rich while they do all ...
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Soapbox:A good thought for all schoolsOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - No matter what field an elementary student chooses to study as he or she gets older and no matter what profession he or she eventually chooses, few skills will better se...
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Soapbox: A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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Count ER nurses among true heroesOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Every day we read about our heroes and their amazing feats of courage and strength. Today's culture emulates entertainers, and athletes even, with the daily reports of t...
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A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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Soapbox: Learn from a lucky breakOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Randall Visor should feel lucky. The Batavia man, who is responsible for the deaths of four people 10 years ago in a drunken-driving accident, and for driving without a ...
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Soapbox: Slow it downOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - State transportation officials say a stretch of Route 83 through Prospect Heights has neither enough accidents nor driveways to merit lowering the speed limit from 40 mp...