Cook County Opinion
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It's time to bring home the troopsJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - An attempt to debate allowing U.S. troops through 2011 generated a yelling match in Iraq's Parliament casting doubt on Iraq's official hope of early passing. We are in I...
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Palestinian anger is understandableJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - What if you were a Palestinian living in West Bank, East Jerusalem or the Gaza Strip? How would you feel if the land you have been living on for decades and was assured ...
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Ringling Brothers vs. the liberal clownsJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The Ringling Brothers Circus and Springfield and to some degree Washington have clowns. The difference is that the circus clowns make us laugh whereas the elected ones m...
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Economy pundits confuse cause, resultJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The so-called establishment economic "experts" raised on Keynesian claptrap lament these days about the "paradox of thrift." Based on the fallacious notion that the key ...
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Gay-bashing letter a disappointmentJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I was saddened and disgusted by the Daily Herald's decision to publish the hateful words of Wayne Lela (Jan. 20). Mr. Lela calls homosexuality a disorder and defames all...
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Forget the banks, send us the moneyJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The government has sent billions of dollars to the big financial institutions that have led us into the current situation. The same institutions are not using the money ...
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You can't have it both ways on raceJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The Jan. 6th editorial "Leave Race Out of Choosing Senator" is laughable and hypocritical of the paper. You can't have it both ways, Daily Herald. You gave we the peop...
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It's better to know about the governorJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - We of the state of Illinois ought to be grateful for the final exposure of the conduct of Governor Blagojevich and associates. Their misconduct is personal and pervasive...
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Seizure makes death sound like epilepsyJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The death of child has to be an unthinkable and almost unbearable experience. The recent death of Jett Travolta makes us all wonder how we would handle such a tragedy. I...
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We all owe Dr. King debt of gratitutdeJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. did much more than fight for racial equality. He started a series of events that led to equal rights for women, the aged, the handicapped, and gay...