Cook County Opinion
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The far greater offense is abortionAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Recent events have prompted these comments. Thirty-five years in the struggle against the violence of abortion has affected my respect for all life. Mothers, since the i...
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Taking on critics of his health care letterAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to Terry Gavin and Charles Peraino, who responded to my letter. I get my facts from the many health care Internet Web sites available to any one with a comp...
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Thanks for a great day on the gridironAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - On behalf of the faculty, staff and administration of both of our buildings, we would like to thank the communities of Glenbard South and Glenbard West. The football ga...
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Scholarship story was obnoxiousAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Your front-page story on the virtual scholarship (Aug. 7) is offensive and obnoxious. But congratulations to that family on apparently having friends in high places at t...
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Problem does not rest with the popeAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - This is regarding Florence Smith's letter of Aug. 18. It is not the pope's, but rather her remarks that are unfortunate. It is sad that she makes a greater effort to mal...
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Delays in Ryan case are embarrassingAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - George Ryan can't get his affairs in order in 72 hours? He's had 16 months! How many other convicted felons can boast that amount of interminable delay? Oh, and I didn'...
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Not about safety, but about punishmentAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - This is in reply to Chris Bailey's column Aug. 26. Bailey seems to leave out important aspects of the discussion concerning the proposed ordinance to impound vehicles of...
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U.S. cannot afford to export jobsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sara Bryant nailed it with her Aug. 4 letter to the editor. I'm sure she had more to say, but did not want to exceed the allowed number of words. For example, every job ...
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Gates would save pedestrians' livesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The death count rises while Metra and local officials argue about who should be responsible for installing gates at pedestrian walkways in passenger train stations. Mean...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...