Cook County Opinion
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Keep property tax relief in placeOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - We are writing to state our support of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to provide Cook County homeowners relief from escalating property tax assessments. This week the g...
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What, exactly, is this 'gay lifestyle'?Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the Sept. 25 story "Leaving the gay lifestyle behind," I'm still trying to figure out what the "gay lifestyle" is? Christopher Yuan's story seems to be more ab...
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Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
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George Harrison would be appalledOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - I hate to be picky, but I would like to think that a staff writer would have some familiarity with the subjects he writes about, or at least run the stuff through a spel...
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Democrats' version simply goes too farOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - What most people do not realize about the Senate's Democratic proposal to expand SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program), is that the $35 billion increase over...
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Story focused on the wrong personOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The Oct. 3 article headlined "Woman found shot to death" was completely disrespectful to the victim, Rhoni Reuter. The focus was completely on Ms. Reuter's boyfriend -- ...
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Story focused on the wrong personOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The Oct. 3 article headlined "Woman found shot to death" was completely disrespectful to the victim, Rhoni Reuter. The focus was completely on Ms. Reuter's boyfriend --...
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Tax dollars go, not enough come backOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the people of Illinois had to live off the return on their investment of tax dollars in Washington, we would all be in the poorhouse. For a long time, Illinois has b...
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Demand more cash for Elgin resurfacingOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A couple of months ago, the Elgin City Council convened in a secluded location to prioritize the city budget direction for 2008 and beyond. Proudly announced were the to...
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For Cub fans, it's more of the sameOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - "...and it's one, two, three strikes yer out at the old ball game...let's get some runs!" Looks like I'll be hearing that plaintive tune all of next year and into as mu...