Cook County Opinion
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Past time to take care of our ownAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to columnist Cynthia Tucker's article on immigrants. In it, she said, "Most are law-abiding, hard-working family folk whose only infraction has b...
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Thoughtful letter on teen drinkingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you for the Fence Post letter written by Jordan Feldstein and headlined, "Attitudes must shift on teen drinking" on the opinion page of Aug. 3. It was very hearten...
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Kirk's disturbing silence on Iraq WarAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is deep in August, Congress is not in session, Mark Kirk is in the district. Next month, Congress is about to take up the greatest issue of the past few years: to be ...
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Illinois needs vouchers, choiceAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 21 column on Tuesday, August 21, Burt Constable was right to point out the obvious disparity within our state's education system. Why parents who decide to e...
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Praying for an end to cruel abortionAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is a sad day in America -- in our community -- when under the guise of caring for women's health, another abortion clinic will soon open in DuPage County. Recently, ...
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Ryan clout is a get- out-of-jail free cardAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Seems that political power and a prestigious law firm can and will keep George Ryan from the elusive ball and chain. He was given a trial by his peers and sentenced acco...
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Strategies justified for highway safetyAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - It's imperative police agencies take the steps to slow people down and make our roads safer. Are you sure that construction worker on the highway is truly concerned wit...
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Waking up to need to change lifestyleAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I am excited Americans and industries are waking up to the climate change issue and working on it. We are the best in the world at technology and we are good at getting ...
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Media failures are unforgivableAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Media failures are unforgivable I have recently been reminded of the "flip-flops" of Dick Cheney concerning Iraq: In 1994, 1996 he was asked about Desert Storm and why, ...