Cook County Opinion
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Just declare victory, bring troops homeOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Should the U.S. begin an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq? Even the leading Democratic presidential candidates are refusing to say they would have all of the com...
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Only troops can answer questionOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - I am no expert. I would like to start by saying I have no experience in the military or in military strategy. I have no experience in national or international security....
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Pick up the pace for building bypassOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Three years to study a project that already has been on the books for what seems like decades? That's what state highway planners are now proposing in regard to actually...
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Missing the days of 'made in the U.S.'Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - It seems that every other week another toy is being recalled because of safety issues. It was hard enough for me to comprehend that sweet, friendly, Thomas the train was...
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Too much clout for one teenagerOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - As a taxpayer in High School District 214 since 1959, I was surprised to see that a 14-year-old student at Buffalo Grove High School could rule on what should or shouldn...
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Tucker puts blame in the wrong placeOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Columnist Cynthia Tucker again missed the point on where to blame the way things are for the American economy. First, we let jobs, manufacturing, whatever, be outsourced...
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Why no scrubbers on new state plants?Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - In this day of national and international scientific concern about climate change and global warming, why is Illinois proposing at least five new conventional coal-fired...
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Better resource use for anti-abortionistsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Wouldn't the time, money and resources being spent by the anti-abortion group to prevent an abortion clinic from opening in Aurora be better spent on children already bo...
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Why does one teen get to set policy?Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Re: the Sept. 20 article headlined "Atheist's daughter takes own stand at school" Since when does the voice of a single high school freshman get to dictate the policy of...
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Backbone lost at Buffalo GroveOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The culture of this once blue ribbon school is sliding down the ladder. How can this happen in such a short time span of five years? We heard of the 2006 school book deb...