Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Take CROP walk to change the worldOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Hunger and poverty are rampant in our world, and something must be done about them. Our Great Prairie Trail CROP Hunger Walk is a great place to start. For a few hours a...
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Language, culture being underminedOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Kane County needs 50 Spanish-English interpreters in order to comply with "the U.S. Department of Justice, which sued the county for violating the federal Voting Rights ...
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Hoping you'll forget other tax dollar usesOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Your president, along with conservative counterparts in Congress, has reached a new low. And, he and his buddies are hoping the American public is just slow enough to sw...
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Weary of 'for the children' argumentOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't enough that Congress was swamped with phone calls and e-mails when they tried to force the last immigration farce on us. Sen. Dick Durbin has now reached back ...
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Law protects religious rightsOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Had cooler, more informed heads prevailed, the "God Bless America" controversy at Buffalo Grove High School would never have happened. The American Center for Law and Ju...
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So much for the concept of equalityOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The concept of all men being created free and equal was recently dealt a final death blow last month. A two-week long series of articles concerning a missing millionaire...
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Requiring ID to vote is a good ideaOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I think it is time for Daily Herald writer Cynthia Tucker to enter the real world. She recently wrote a column railing against the federal government's plan to requir...
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New tool in fight against lung cancerOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Whether they know it yet or not, countless numbers of Illinois residents have just been given a powerful weapon in the fight of their lives. On Aug. 27, state Sen. John ...