Cook County Opinion
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Bill Cosby tells it like it isSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Bill Cosby said it like it really is. Our country is really sinking because we let ourselves fall to these standards. The crazy music where you cannot understand the wor...
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Soapbox: Highway hazardsSep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - With Kane County and the state of Illinois working on separate areas of Route 31 in South Elgin and Elgin at the same time, drivers would be well advised to stay as far ...
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In effect, a draft is in place nowSep 06, 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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Board tape shows three-ring circusSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I watched the Carpentersville Village Board meeting that was televised Aug. 24. This was like watching a three-ring circus! There are some very important issues to be di...
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Jackson, Pfleger missing the pointSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I believe that the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Father Michael Pfleger could spend their time more wisely by ending their protests on gun manufacturers and spending time attac...
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Why must attacks on gays persist?Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - What kind of nation have we become? Why do we continue to apply Band-Aids to a troublesome wound rather than applying the right kind of medication to heal it? Why do we ...
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Having children is just another choiceSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I have to hold my tongue a lot because there is so much in your paper I wish to comment on, but this is one of those times I cannot be silent. The Aug. 29 headline, "Cho...
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Why it's important to picket homesSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - On Sept. 2, the editors of this newspaper opined it "would not be a wise move" for "abortion opponents" to picket the homes of Planned Parenthood employees "in an attemp...
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Column insulted victims, unique citySep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I am quite disappointed in the newspaper's decision to publish Mona Charen's column, "Thinking with our emotions." It might as well have been titled, "They deserved it."...
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Kirk wasting time with search billSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - So, let me get this straight: According to the Aug. 22 story "Kirk bill's focus is on student safety," Rep. Mark Kirk is working to pass a bill to allow teachers to sear...