Cook County Opinion
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Not a bully pulpit; just free speechMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Marc Bulandr (Oscars Are Not A Political Platform) objects to actors and actresses, and specifically Sean Penn, using the Oscars as their "bully pulpit" to advance "pet ...
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Vote 'no' on borrowing for Round Lake Park improvementsMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In Round Lake Park, a referendum question about borrowing money for infrastructure improvements in the downtown area has been a major issue among municipal candidates in...
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Add Limbaugh and O'Reilly = zip-0Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I read Susan Estrich's column in the Daily Herald concerning Rush Limbaugh. I guess I should say I was surprised because I was sure Rush died of illegally procured presc...
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Even if it doesn't look like a tax hike, we say 'no' to District 33Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - West Chicago Elementary District 33 is pitching a "no-tax-increase" proposal aiming to raise $49 million largely to renovate West Chicago Middle School to bring sixth gr...
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Can't anyone do the right thing for once?Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Roland Burris has shown the entire country he will not step down and do the right thing - just like the person who appointed him would not. When do we get a politician w...
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Say 'yes' to get Route 53 extension moving againMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The slumbering proposal to extend Route 53 north through Lake County is stirring again thanks to an advisory referendum on the April 7 ballot. The Lake County Board poke...
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Greed, no respect hurting this nationMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I can't reach high enough to tell you how fed up I am. I remember when America was great! A time when people cared about one another, when business appreciated their wor...
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Hope candidate fulfills promisesMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Your editorial endorsing Greg Gron for village trustee in Lombard stated, "We're impressed with his commitment to making basements and the flooding thereof a priority. T...
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Abortion - legal or not - is murderMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Is abortion murder or elective surgery? Reflecting on some of Cal Thomas's thoughts in a recent Fence Post I have a question. In the case of the 2007 murder of Rhoni Reu...
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This cure is worse than the diseaseMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As George Washington laid prostrate at Mt. Vernon from an illness which may have run its course, he encountered an enemy more potent than any other, his own physician. I...