Cook County Opinion
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Special election for all offices in Illinois?Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Let us recap where our once-great state stands today. We have public official A, never indicted. We now have Senate candidate Number 5, hmm, not yet indicted. We have a ...
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History will show Bush wasn't that badDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - It's hard to believe that Russell Crom in his recent letter is naive enough to believe that the George W. Bush administration is entirely responsible for the financial c...
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Give money to people, not banksDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Why is all the taxpayer money going directly to big business, especially Wall Street? It is widely accepted by the vast majority of economists that our economy is consum...
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Pols had chance voters should decideDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The result of last week's arrest of our Democrat governor has made Illinois a national embarrassment. To add to the situation, Democrat leaders initially supported a spe...
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Obama already influences gas pricesDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Congress supported the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (CFMA) of 2000. What you probably did not know was just before the bill was voted on Phil Gramm slipped in a p...
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Stay focused on corruption chargesDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - What part of corruption don't you understand? I was appalled to read the intimations that suggest we should keep Mr. Blagojevich as governor because he would not raise t...
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Blame yourself if you voted DurbinDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Why are so many surprised by Durbin's asking for the early release of Ryan? Did we not know when re-electing him what a bleeding heart he is to lobbyist and the left-wi...
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Puppy talk provides a happy distractionDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in response to Julie Kuefner's letter, "Focus on the issues, not Obama's puppy." I can't believe you're a high school teacher bashing our new president to your s...
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Volunteer options at Giving DuPageDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you, Daily Herald, for your Dec. 9 front-page coverage of the increasing needs of our nonprofit organizations and the need for volunteers in our community. As a c...
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Dickens in Dundee had many helpersDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The 21st annual Dickens in Dundee festival has been the traditional kickoff of the Dundee's holiday celebrations. The participation of the businesses, the local churches...