Cook County Opinion
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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...
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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 ...