Cook County Opinion
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Call this the revenge of the RepublicansDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To get even with the Democrats for the Clinton White House staff removing the "W" keys from the computer keyboards, Bush and his Republican staff decided to retaliate on...
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Don't give up on public serviceDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Governor Blagojevich ran on a platform of change and reform, always insisting that he was in it to serve the people. Now it is clear that he was in it only to serve hims...
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Tredup thanks you for your supportDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - To all of the voters in District 22 who voted for me again and to those of you who voted for me for the first time this year - my sincere thanks. And to my wonderful nei...
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Media should let us decide about ObamaDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - While I in no way disagree with Cynthia Tucker's assertion, in her recent editorial, that the election of Barack Obama to the presidency demonstrates America's renewed c...
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Lazy Americans led by nose to ObamaDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It wouldn't surprise me if you don't publish this response to Camille Ziemann of Algonquin in the Fence Post, titled "Grant Park was an inspiration." Wow, I think she be...
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Arrest tells us a lot about BlagojevichDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - While Blagojevich has not yet been found guilty, the complaint shows what kind of downright terrible trash we have had to put up with over the last several years. The nu...
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A leader who'll think things throughDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Yeah, I know I'm a little late. I was just so ... taken aback? ... by the election of Barack Obama. While I have voiced my opinion here on his behalf, I kind of just fig...
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Lawmakers should cut their own payDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I was born toward the end of the "Great Depression." Got an education, went on to marry, raise three sons, served my country with six years in the military and pursued a...
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Facts dispute writer's view of historyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I was quite amused by the letter of Raymond Kohn (Nov. 21). He attributes all that is good in the United States to the Republican Party, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther K...
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Saving accounts help the economyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - In reference to the Nov. 22 Soapbox, your idea of spending the stimulus check from IRS on material items shows society is to blame for much of an individual's decisions....