Cook County Opinion
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In light of murder, is it really pro-life?Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Fence Post letter last Saturday entitled "Choice of words shows bias in media", Ed Smetana raises a valid point. The media should depict both sides of the abortio...
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Time to regroup in Hanover ParkJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - It remains fairly early in the tenure of the new village president and board in Hanover Park. And so this may be a good time to suggest that the elected officials, burea...
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Don't govern by convenienceJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I was struck by a paraphrase of our fill-in Governor Quinn. He states in part that "As long as I'm governor, we're not going to have a convenient approach to the budget...
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Toll board member's pique good for us allJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Steven Harris is my new hero. Harris, a board member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, did an everyman rave out at Thursday's meeting that provided great ins...
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Gay rights is not a civil rights issueJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Jedlinski, in her letter of June 7, is totally wrong in the idea that gay and lesbian behavior is a civil rights issue. It is not. Gays and lesbians have the same r...
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Obama gets no help from the other sideJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's take a look at where the Republicans in the forefront who have been criticizing the Obama administration stand. 1. Newt Gingrich. This is a man who gave us the co...
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Stop printing hateful lettersJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In light of the Washington, D.C., Holocaust Museum murder recently, and the April report of Homeland Security that our biggest terrorist threat is not from outside the c...
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Hard times call for a bit of ShakespeareJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - On the radio, they talked about celebrating Shakespeare's life on his birthday. Then the news report announced that the world economy is in worse shape than we thought. ...
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Sensible outcome in recent book flapJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Since long before Gutenberg started cranking his first press, books have been viewed as both essential and dangerous. They broaden horizons, incite thought, teach us and...
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Who wins if it's Cheney vs. ObamaJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Cheney vs. Obama: Dick Cheney, consummate liar, cheater, fabricator, warmonger lied us into a land war in Asia. vs. Barack Obama, who was against the stupid Iraq war. W...