Cook County Opinion
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Specter's 'me, me' move no surpriseMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - As a native Pennsylvanian, I was disturbed but not surprised at the defection of Arlen Specter back to the Democratic party. It is amazing what some politicians will do...
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Complaint about fundraiser off baseMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Bob Peickert's letter regarding my fundraiser was, as usual, incorrect and off base. My support from organized labor was there when I first ran four years ago. I have k...
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We're fed up with misuse of powerMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Like the Daily Herald, I am fed up with the graft and corruption in the state of Illinois. Graft and corruption comes from the very core of our governmental institutions...
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Cheney's venom, rants damage usMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Vice President Dick Cheney is at it again with his venomous rants on the Sunday morning news show circuit. With less credibility and popularity than even Drew P...
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Flu mix-up costly to pork producersMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Sally McCracken's Fencepost in a recent Herald: the original naming of H1N1 as the swine flu was not just offensive to pork producers but extremely expens...
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Will apologist approach work?May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read a report from The Associated Press that gleefully predicted the nation's economic skies will begin to clear up by the end of 2009. It amazes me how many peo...
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Thank you for being a hero, captainMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Captain Richard Phillips, you are my hero. I know you said," You are no hero," Capt. Phillips. Actually you are. I am an immigrant and I travel to India at least once a...
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Credit bill of rights not strong enoughMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives recently passed legislation that it generously called the "Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights." Just what will it do? It will "eliminate sud...
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To end graft, voters need to step upMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - While I certainly agree with the solutions offered by the Daily Herald in its series on how to end graft in Illinois; the Herald failed to place the blame for the graft ...
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True marriage is one man, one womanMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We are told that Iowa has approved homosexual marriage. Try to tell that to the citizens of Iowa. The supreme law of our land is the U.S. Constitution. This constitution...