Cook County Opinion
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Automatic raise for lawmakers? Why?May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers are getting a 2.8 percent cost-of-living pay increase. It's automatic. How many people in the nonunion private sector get an "automatic" pay raise? None...
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Improve treatment of brain disordersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - May is Mental Health month. It's time for us to improve the way treatment is provided. Each day we read articles telling us of local tragedies caused by mentally ill per...
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Automatic raise for lawmakers? Why?!May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers are getting a 2.8% cost of living pay increase. It's automatic. First of all, the question is: how many people in the nonunion private sector get an "aut...
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Cap and Trade will hurt taxpayersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives plans to pass Cap and Trade legislation by the end of May. According to the Tax Foundation, the bottom 20% of income earners would pay the m...
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This isn't the red tape we want to cutMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Advocates don't pause when asked what Red Tape Cutters means in a state beset with budget woes, layoffs, and the grim reality of a growing number of foreclosures. They s...
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Beware. Who will they come for next?May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The government took away the right to assemble. The government took away their worldly possessions to pay for the right to exist. The government forced them into correct...
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News off on religion, civil unions reportsMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Recent news stories concerning religion were, as they often are, either reported inaccurately or incompletely. The report headlined "Americans switch faiths early and of...
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State police: Be safe, be careful out thereMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Over the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday weekend, many of us will take to the roads to visit family and friends. Whether you are planning to stay close to home or travelin...
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Closing car dealers is not the solutionMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Closing auto dealerships will not "save or create" jobs, nor will it solve the economic woes of the auto industry. Quite the contrary, jobs will be lost, competition wil...
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Indignant? Robin Hood letter nailed itMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The person who felt "righteous indignation" over Mrs. Stephenson's Fence Post letter missed the whole point (as did the Herald, judging from the headline they gave it). ...