Cook County Opinion
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Congressional staffers feeling the painMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - In response to the March 8 letter from Carla Eisenberg regarding congressional pay, she states that “congressional salaries are exempt from any reduction.” While those s...
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Plenty of money for the executivesMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - Shocking news! Five days after Google announced they will lay off approximately 10 percent of the company’s workforce (not all in the United States), they award their ch...
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Abuse by clergy is now rareMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Catholic Church in the United States has taken extensive measures to prevent child abuse, and they are highly effective and require zero tolerance. The Philadelphia ...
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Endorsement: Burk, McGrath, Lee, Owen for Dist. 207 school boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - With the hazing scandal at Maine West still dominating conversation, Maine Township High School District 207 is fortunate that two school board members who have been a v...
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Federal payrolls should be cut, tooMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to the March 15 letter from Margaret M. Murphy about federal workers downtown losing their jobs. I have sympathy for Ms. Murphy. However, welcome to ...
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Endorsement: Yes for new school building in Butler Dist. 53Mar 22, 2013 5:00 am - Butler Elementary District 53 is asking residents to vote “yes” on two April 9 ballot questions for a new school building to avert high costs of maintaining its current ...
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Endorsement: Yes to reduce size of fire district boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board is to be commended for seeking to cut its own size. A question on the April 9 ballot asks voters who live in the area ...
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Say no to for-profit charter schoolMar 22, 2013 4:40 am - Say no to for-profit charter school The Elgin Area Unit District U-46 school board will hold a public forum to discuss whether our district should grant approval fo...
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Endorsements: Gould, Harrison, Pritzker, McAtee for Wheeling Dist. 21 schoolsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Five passionate people are interested in filling four 4-year terms on the Wheeling Elementary District 21 school board. Phil Pritzker, running for his seventh term, alre...
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All citizens need equal protectionMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to Karen Wagner’s March 14 letter arguing that the Supreme Court should not overturn the Voting Rights Act because it perpetuates the right to vote f...