Cook County Opinion
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Township grateful for contributionsJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Barrington Township is grateful to the many contributors to our Food Pantry and the giving of other items to those in need during the holiday season. We have been blesse...
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Thank you, all you shovelers out there!Jan 13, 2014 4:00 am - I am writing to thank all of the local homeowners, businesses, municipalities, and agencies who have been shoveling their sidewalks following recent snowfalls. As a freq...
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Columnist’s ego too big for print?Jan 13, 2014 4:00 am - While reading Jim Slusher’s column on Dec. 26 about his love of reading, I was struck by his frequent use of “I,” “I’m” or “I’ll” (36 times) and “my” (six times). Could ...
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Coyote on sidewalk had nowhere to goJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Today, like yesterday, just about noon down the snow-covered sidewalk across our street, a scrawny dog scurried. It didn’t look like your ordinary dog that stopped every...
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The SoapboxJan 11, 2014 9:14 am - New to our weather lexicon: Just when we thought we had encountered every possible weather phenomenon — this is the Chicago area, after all — on Friday we were treated t...
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Was list of new laws politically motivated?Jan 11, 2014 4:00 am - A recent poll on your paper’s website listed some of the new laws that take effect in this year, and how they would affect you as an individual. You left out a new law t...
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Kudos to letter carriers, from one who knowsJan 11, 2014 4:00 am - A Jan. 7 front-page article stated, “A historically cold day,” and went on to say Monday, Jan. 6, was the coldest day since records have been kept. I can assure you this...
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Why Kane County tax plan won’t workJan 11, 2014 3:40 am - Why Kane County tax plan won’t work I am an adult on the autism spectrum living in Kane County. I am glad Kane County wants to do right by those (develop) mentally ...
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Something was wrong with this pictureJan 10, 2014 4:00 am - The large picture in the top half of the Jan. 1 front page, I’m certain, was meant to convey the snowy and extremely cold conditions many of my friends and neighbors had...
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President interferes too much with religionJan 10, 2014 4:00 am - I am 83 years old and have lived through many presidents, but the current president I can’t call my president because of the fact we can’t believe what he says and he’s ...