Cook County Opinion
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Gay marriage is part of progressMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Exactly how do you respond to the level of ignorance displayed in Fence Post writer's Gene Maril "Gay marriage equals special treatment?" Contending that "special rights...
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Government threatens our very sovereigntyMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Never have I been reminded more of the wisdom, "I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet." First, our own government leaders allowed our nation ...
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Extend cap and trade: Just pay meMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - As a supporter of cap and trade, I think we should extend it to residential homes as well as businesses. Under my plan, since I live in a relatively small energy efficie...
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GOP and Democrats can share the blameMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite what Les Ayres said in the April 10 Fence Post, Democrats are not fully to blame for our financial mess and Republicans are not thwarted saviors. It's easy to te...
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Had enough of Blagojevich yet?May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - As much as I despise his blatant arrogance, and his apparent limitless appetite for public theater, Rod Blagojevich does seem to intrigue me with the audacity to present...
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Be more realistic about green livingMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - You've just got to love celebrities. The Back Page (April 21) highlighted a special Green Earth Day Price Is Right episode, with Ed Begley featuring an electric golf car...
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Obama disrespected Queen ElizabethMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - News clips of President Obama's recent visit with Saudi King Abdullah clearly shows our president bowing to the Saudi King. However, during the president's recent trip t...
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Federal government should apologizeMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Conservative terrorists? As a 70 year old conservative, yes, probably right wing, I do not consider myself a terrorist. As a Christian one of the Ten Commandments says: ...
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Abortion is all about economicsMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I was just reading on my Yahoo home page a report about the cost of raising a child through the age of 18. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average c...
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Hoffman park needs serious makeoverMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Homestead Park in Hoffman Estates looks like something that belongs in a ghetto from a bad movie. The park district refuses to clean it up but they can keep two to four ...