Cook County Opinion
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Wheaton Drama director on the best show you've never heard of - "Full Circle"Mar 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Wheaton Drama, Inc. is presenting "Full Circle" as its fourth show of the 2012-2013 season. Director Sean Ogren explains what drew him to the show and why audiences shou...
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Marriage not only about biological childrenMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - Arlene Sawicki’s assumption about marriage being centrally concerned with children and their connection to their biological parents has probably made thousands of adopti...
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Hazing legislation would do harmMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - I read with dismay state Rep. Marty Moylan’s proposed bill to add another layer of punishment regarding hazing. While hazing is a serious issue, the law already allows d...
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Officials continually disobey our lawsMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - In a recent Fence Post letter, a writer questions why Americans say the right to bear arms is all about protecting ourselves from the tyranny of a government gone bad. U...
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The SoapboxMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - The right call: While no law will ever get everybody to stop using handheld cellphones while driving, state legislation to ban handhelds is the best of ideas. Even if it...
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New York gun law a model for ChicagoMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - Seems the only thing we hear about these days on the headline news is either “the budget” or the latest round of skirmishes between the pro-gun folk and the anti-gun fol...
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Get state out of marriage businessMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - A recent Fence Post had a letter from Paul Murray proposing that marriage is a religious act and state-sponsored marriages should be abolished. Where Mr. Murray goes dow...
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College of DuPage bucking the trendMar 09, 2013 3:40 am - During their 2012-2013 planning process, College of DuPage administrators set a goal to grow the college’s 2012-2013 full-time equivalent enrollment by 1 percent. Despit...
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Endorsements: Sweet, Richmond, Sauceda for South Elgin village boardMar 08, 2013 5:00 am - In South Elgin, five candidates are competing to fill three seats on the village board. A ballot challenge removed incumbent Bill DiFulvio, who has since filed as a writ...
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Keep commitment to public workers, tooMar 08, 2013 4:00 am - The Feb. 24 editorial, “The importance of trust in solving the state’s pension crisis,” seems to pick and choose which commitments and promises need to be kept to begin ...