Cook County Opinion
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Take a closer look at these issuesMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - There are many troubling issues and common sense is nowhere to be found. • Politicians want to stop relying on foreign oil. Sounds great but they refuse to drill our own...
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Choice of words shows bias in mediaMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Anti-abortion vs. pro-choice ... which sounds more positive? Why did the supreme court nominee state the issue this way? Why not pro-life and pro-abortion or make them e...
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Unregulated market is the problemMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Someone should tell George Will that the greed most people are concerned about has nothing to do with the price of Ohio State football tickets. It has to do with the fac...
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Average folk will recall reform votesMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Judging by what I read in the papers, our so-called "leaders" in Springfield are about to perform another of their famous backpedaling acts. After months of high-minded ...
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Thanks Bulls, Hawks for exciting seasonsMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - I think it's time to send our appreciation to both the Bulls and the Blackhawks for outstanding seasons and all the excitement getting into the playoffs and how well the...
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Tie term limits to performanceMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - There has been talk of term limits applied universally in Illinois. There is another solution that will change the Illinois government for good and only affect those who...
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Attacks on nominee won't help GOPMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Karl Rove should go back into his cave. Karl Rove is on a mission to discredit Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee to the United States Supreme Court. He u...
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Need a full accounting of county jobsMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Members of the Finance Committee: I read the article in Thursday's Daily Herald regarding DuPage County's hiring of summer workers, and wanted to provide you with m...
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Pelosi cartoon was incredibly offensiveMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The cartoon depicting first female Speaker of the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a witch is incredibly offensive. It is not funny, it doesn't make sense, and is political...
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How many chances should we offer?May 29, 2009 11:00 pm - I see in the paper that Juan Rivera has been found guilty for the third time in the death of 11-year old Holly Staker. How many times must we find this murderer guilty b...