Cook County Opinion
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No more shopping where traffic cameras areJun 23, 2014 5:01 am - Apparently I made the mistake of turning right on red at 3 p.m. on May 15 at the corner of Rand and Dundee roads without coming to a complete stop. I thought the village...
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Let Iraqis fight it out themselvesJun 23, 2014 5:01 am - Forget Iraq. The place has cost the American people a trillion dollars and thousands of lives. Why help them again? Let them fight it out for themselves. There are peopl...
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Salvation Army plan is a zoning issueJun 22, 2014 5:01 am - Salvation Army plan is a zoning issue A recent editorial by the Daily Herald stated that the matter involving the Salvation Army's request for a West Dundee busines...
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Finger-pointing between parties must endJun 22, 2014 5:01 am - Pertaining to the June 3 letter, "Let's investigate the bigger issues," I would like to thank George Blinick for asking the Republicans if there is going to be a "witch ...
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No tax on income of $20,000 or lessJun 22, 2014 12:01 am - No tax on income of $20,000 or less Deb Martin thinks that wealthy people should pay more taxes. But with the same 5 percent tax rate, they are. A poor person earni...
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Cantor defeat a wake-up callJun 22, 2014 12:01 am - Cantor defeat a wake-up call Political extremists are hurting our country by not negotiating to solve problems, making cuts to the most vulnerable, alienating many ...
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Survey says: Naperville snobbish, New Lenox boringJun 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Imagine my shock and dismay. While on my first cup of coffee, I received a text message from my sister. Naperville, the town we grew up in, had been decreed the fourth-s...
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The SoapboxJun 21, 2014 5:01 am - Welcome, Goliath! Goliath, Great America's monstrous and terrifying new wooden coaster, is now open to the public. No slings and stones required to take on this...
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Elgin charter school enhances children's learningJun 21, 2014 5:01 am - As an educator, a grandmother and a citizen of Elgin Area School District U-46, I enthusiastically support the Elgin Math and Science Charter School. Throughout a 43-y...
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Charter schools just for a select fewJun 21, 2014 5:01 am - I am dismayed that another charter school proposal is before the U-46 school board. My concerns are the negative effects these charters have on the regular educational p...