Cook County Opinion
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U.S. welcomes legal immigrantsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - It's about time that illegal immigrant Elvira Arellano, who hid in a Chicago church for a year, finally got arrested and deported. She is a criminal who ignored our laws...
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Learn the law and some science, pleaseSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - After reading the Sept. 5 letter by Lisa Szatkowski of Huntley, a forceful refutation of her thesis is in order. I'm not quite sure why she continues to advocate the tea...
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Leadership, not denial, needed in fight vs. gangsSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The city of Elgin knows how to fight gangs and violence. Or at least it used to. Winning takes neighborhood involvement and the full engagement of city hall, from the po...
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9/11 images must be shown oftenSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - 9/11 images must be shown often Six years removed from the terrorist attacks, I expected that the feelings of pain, outrage and anger had been tempered by the passage of...
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Like others, Neale rides the cash cowSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - It seems that School District U-46's educational messiah joined the list of other public servants to threaten themselves into huge benefits. Now Connie Neale also joins ...
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Being thoroughly pillaged leaves one short on sympathySep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Lab reports, phone messages from doctors, long-term prognoses. None are among my favorite things. But I didn't make Superintendent Connie Neale's health my business. She...
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Involvement crucial to democratic healthSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Involvement crucial to democratic health Monday marks the 220th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America by the 55 delegates to the...
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Now, a local way to help returning troopsSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Without question, there are different points of view on the war in Iraq. But virtually all Americans agree on their concern for the troops fighting on our behalf. We all...
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Very disappointing front page on 9/11Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - When I opened up my Daily Herald on 9/11, I could not believe my eyes. Instead of a solemn remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001 making the headline, I read a spla...
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Suicide-prone girls our society's faultSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm saddened but not surprised that the suicide rate is up for young Americans girls. Look at how we adults present the world. We live in the greatest nation on the plan...