Cook County Opinion
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Soapbox: Above and beyondSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Sure, this is what they get paid to do, and they presumably knew what they were getting into when they applied for the jobs. Nonetheless, special thanks are in order to...
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Do Democrats want U.S. to lose in Iraq?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Dingy Harry Reid, Sens. Levin, Obama, Clinton, Dodd, Durbin and on and on, Rep. Pelosi and on and on say the surge is a failure: xyz province is lost, the war is lost, e...
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Real drug enemy is user, not producerSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The headline of your Aug. 12 editorial, "Unglamorous coke fight still a worthy one," was incomplete. It should have continued, "but not using the weapons we are currentl...
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Soapbox: You want it, you pay for itSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Charles school district teachers, and we assume a fair number of parents, are looking for each school to get air conditioning. Seems like a great idea during a hot w...
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Soapbox: Where's the nadir?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Antioch Trustee Robert Caulfield made motions and took roll call, tasks that properly belong to the mayor presiding over a village board meeting. Mayor Dorothy Larson th...
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Low birthrate a nation's undoingSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - I look forward to reading more about the current trend toward childless families in the United States. Your recent article uncovered only the tip of the iceberg, and I a...
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What about the rights of a baby?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - On columnist Ellen Goodman's list of those who are trying to impede women, she includes Justice Anthony Kennedy and his quote: that woman seeking abortion need to be pro...
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In effect, a draft is in place nowSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, there really is a draft, as pointed out to me by a sailor based in Norfolk, Va. For those in the military, it is very real, but it doesn't even get minor attention ...
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Dogs must never be left in a hot vehicleSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - I am always shocked when I see people leaving their dogs in locked cars during the summer months. Just recently the temperature was 85 degrees and I went shopping at our...
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Here's a solution to shopper's woesSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe Penny Novy should shop at 2 a.m.( "Let's try shopping in logical shifts," Fence Post, Sept. 6). She whines that older people are in her way when she is on the road...