Cook County Opinion
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Bush ignores high cost of VietnamSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing the need to stay the course in Iraq, President Bush told Veterans of Foreign Wars that: "One unmistakable legacy of Vietnam is that the price of America's withdr...
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Got a gift card, but told she can't use itSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I have always shopped in Arlington Heights and have not had any reason to complain about services rendered or about any business in general, but I feel th...
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Longs for a little neighborhood prideSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I have lived in the Parcel B subdivision in Hoffman Estates for almost 20 years. What has happened to simple pride in the neighborhood? I used to enjoy ta...
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Three questions for Wheeling leadersSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: The following describes three issues that I would like the Wheeling Village Board and the administrator to discuss and respond to. My first issue has to d...
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Fawning coverage of Jesse JacksonSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Fawning coverage of Jesse Jackson This letter is in response to your fawning coverage of Jesse Jackson's march. He argues "stopping gun manufacturing would halt illegal ...
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Brush up on your English grammarSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I believe many of our educators need a refresher course in English grammar and usage. An example of this is the sign from Elk Grove Village's Stevenson El...
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Time to ask D220 a few hard questionsSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Your opinion in Saturday's Soapbox (Aug. 25) regarding CUSD 220 and their "patience" was not at all surprising. I do not believe your newspaper has ever b...
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State should ban driving while textingSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When can Illinois be a leader and not a follower? How many more avoidable accidents, injuries and deaths must occur before the General Assembly bans the use of wireless ...
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Cycling commuters have opened our eyesSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - For those who drive to work, it may not be surprising that the Chicago area clocks in some of the highest average travel times to work in the nation. In a 2005 ranking o...
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'Going green' can save public's green, tooSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Not since the late 1960s and early 1970s has there been such focus on the environment and what could be done to protect it. Pollution control and energy conservation hav...