Cook County Opinion
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Constitutional clarificationJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. Swearingen incorrectly quoted the constitution regarding Obama and Clinton being eligible for their new offices. The constitution actually says, "No Senator or Repr...
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Education is most important qualityJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I was saddened to hear Bobby Rush make the Senator replacement fiasco even worse by making it a race issue, saying that we must replace an African-American with another ...
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I'll take a pass on your toastJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to Mary Maryland's "Anniversary toast for a smoke-free state." Enjoy your toast while you can. Alcohol kills tens of thousands of people per ye...
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Recession can lead to better habitsJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Don Lorech, in a letter published Dec. 4, has some astute insight into the present recession, and media fear-mongering that in part became a self-fulfilling prophesy. F...
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Don't worry about 'liberal media'Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - With the recent Fence Post letters from our right friends, Mr. Palash, Mr. Toye and Mr. Kocan, we can all now expect since we elected Barack Obama, the worst is to come....
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Obama should have fought corruptionJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - While I do not think that President-elect Obama was involved with Gov. Blagojevich trying to sell Obama's vacant senate seat, neither do I completely excuse Obama in thi...
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3-way race would be good for LombardJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - The year 2009 will certainly prove to be yet another interesting year in terms of Lombard politics. Trustee Rick Soderstrom has announced his intentions to run for vill...
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Illinois politics has removed 'honorable'Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Jan 11, I see our honorable Sen. Dick Durbin on television stating "We have to be fair to Roland Burris," which leaves me wondering why do we? Burris knew ex...
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Congress has a bad track recordJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - I recently read where the politicians in Washington built a visitor center for the tourists who come to the Capitol. The original estimate for this center came in at $71...
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Governor has history of improper actionsJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - There are other reasons to impeach the governor. The governor, by executive order, forced pharmacists to fill morning after abortion pill prescriptions even if the phar...