Cook County Opinion
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Soapbox: Independent voices crucialSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has replaced the lone tollway board member critical of the agency's long list of politically connected firms and other practices. The governor did n...
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MoveOn critics want it both waysSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Are not these people who are exhibiting such outrageous indignation about "Betrayus" the same people who smeared John Kerry by lying about his war record? Several famous...
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Soapbox: Overdoing in the extremeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like elected public servants to overdo the tax thing. The Cook County Board is expected to vote Monday on a proposed $750 million sales tax hike. Problem is, the...
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Correlation does not make senseSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Peter Nordlund's attempt to correlate dog fighting and abortion is ridiculous (Fence Post, Sept. 9). That he is pro-life is not. However, morally speaking, celibacy coul...
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Soapbox: Fix Randall nowSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, it's frustrating to think more construction may be in store for Randall Road in St. Charles this year. But it's a good idea for St. Charles officials to strike a de...
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An open question to student councilSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - As I opened the Daily Herald Sept. 20, I saw the headline "Atheist's daughter gets 'God Bless America' off the homecoming list." The article goes on to say that the stud...
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Veterans appreciate 9/11 golf saluteSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to thank John Babcock and the Prairie IsleGolf Course, Prairie Grove, for the Veterans' Salute Golf Tournament Extravaganza it provided to military veterans...
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Soapbox: Killer state lapse?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A fatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday at the dangerous intersection of Shales Parkway and Route 20 in Elgin left traffic snarled over much of the city for much of the da...
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Nice camera work on homer No. 500Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Kudos to Comcast Sports: When Jim Thome hit his 500th home run and ended the game with a Sox win, someone kept the cameras running and let everyone see the instantaneous...
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School officials are the problem hereSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Displeasure of the decision by Buffalo Grove High School not to play "God Bless America" expressed by us and many others should not be directed at the atheist freshman o...