Cook County Opinion
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What's happening to Swim Club?Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The Barrington Swim Club celebrates 30 years this year! It is a terrific milestone for an organization that's touched the lives of hundreds of young, and old people from...
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Can we at least hide it behind trees?Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates has done such a beautiful job of upkeep when it comes to the Poplar Creek Golf Course and Seascape. Landscape has always been detailed and very attractiv...
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Clearbrook thanks Schaumburg RotaryAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of Clearbrook and the 3,000 children and adults with disabilities we serve, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Schaumburg A.M. Rotary for dona...
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Green city would make Obama proudAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago is fighting hard to win the Olympic bid, and I would love for my hometown to be a spotlight in the world. But how awesome would it be if Chicago was the greenest...
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Thanks, Elgin for restoring senior rebateAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you, Mayor Schock and Elgin City Council members, for restoring our Senior Citizen $200 Tax Rebate. It shows sound judgment on your part. We can appreciate that yo...
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Why aid Palestine if we have a deficit?Aug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Why in the world would we be giving $200 millionto the Palestinian government to help their budget when we have a $3 trillion deficit ourselves? Surely Hillary Clinton ...
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After a while, it's all blah, blah, blahAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - First it was Mark Buehrle... blah, blah, blah. Then it was the policeman and the Harvard professor ... more blah, blah. Isn't anyone going to write about Michael Jackso...
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Reform will reduce quality of careAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama has stated the need to quickly pass an affordable government health care program because 47 million Americans do not have coverage. Hopefully this action...
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Is this any way to run a government?Aug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten steps to government budget planning. 1. Raises take care of their raises, cost of living and any other bonus. 2. Fully fund their pension plans. 3. Fund their PORK p...
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Congress must take time on health careAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - There is no question about the need, it is the cost and cost control of health insurance that is the problem. The United States has a good system for those who now have ...