Cook County Opinion
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Incentives are a better bailoutDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Try this bail out, Why not give a $10,000 tax credit if you by an American car or prorate the percentage of the car that is made in the United States, rather than give t...
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Government needs to tighten belts, tooDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - People are experiencing home values that are declining. But for some reason this has no effect on the government, local educational systems, i.e. school districts, colle...
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Keep creationism out of science classDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - There seems to be a movement afoot to allow 'equal time' in the classroom for creationism. While I have no problem with creationism being discussed as say, a current eve...
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Jones didn't act in state's best interestDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Emil Jones, Gov. Blagojevich's closest ally in the state legislature, killed the effort that would allow voters to recall Blagojevich. With just days left to get a Const...
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Special election is the best optionDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The mess created by Gov. Blagojevich needs special action right away. One of the charges is that he was trying to sell the senate seat. As this ongoing saga plays out, h...
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Time to eliminate dropout optionDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Since the dropout age of high school students is 17, more and more teenagers are taking advantage of this situation. Completing high school and earning their diploma sho...
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Not enough plans for snow plowing?Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I was interested in your recent story about suburban towns that were cutting back on plowing and salting streets because of budget shortfalls. Isn't one of the most impo...
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Why should Blagojevich resign?Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't think Blagojevich should resign, why should he? Bill Clinton, Democrat, didn't. He lied to a federal judge and a federal grand jury about immoral sex with a fema...
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If it's Illinois, it's probably corruptDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - It was public knowledge that the original Mayor Daley was corrupt, I don't believe there was even that much effort to try and hide this fact. It was thought that Mayor D...
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Pardon for Ryan? Why not Blagojevich?Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I am in complete agreement with Senator Dick Durbin that Rod Blagojevich should resign immediately. Senator Durbin should now take the next logical step and petition Pre...