Cook County Opinion
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Soapbox: All parents paying attention?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - What's a fair and just sentence for a couple convicted of allowing underage drinking in their home -- drinking that preceded a car crash killing two minors who attended ...
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Soapbox: Cameras good for safety, and cashSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Cameras good for safety, and cash Naperville wants to sharpen its focus on nabbing those who run red lights by installing cameras at some intersections in Naperville. Th...
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Any vicious attack is a crime. PeriodSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The "Jena 6" moniker is part of the hype to keep the racial waters roiling, and without such incidents, those who have co-opted "civil rights" as a way to make a living ...
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Spanish interpreter order must be jokeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a lawsuit against Kane County because they did not adequately accommodate Spanish-speaking voters? Is this a joke? Yes, polls should be open during hours that a...
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Buffalo Grove H.S. made bad decisionSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - I was so happy when I turned on the TV this afternoon to watch the Cubs, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Messmer were signing "God Bless America" along with the national anthem b...
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S-CHIP expansion wanted by manySep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's news states that President Bush is threatening to veto the bill renewing the State Children's Health Insurance Program. He is doing so despite a majority in both...
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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...