Cook County Opinion
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Needing a steady hand at the helmNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The front-page story "Where did it go?" in the Daily Herald Oct. 11 is excellent but does not tell all. A share of stock is not money, but hard-earned money is used to ...
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The perilous future after the electionNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - As one gets older, there is a tendency to look at things from a broader perspective. That is what I am doing with respect to this and future elections at the federal lev...
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Attack the drunks, not the businessesNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Board wants to ban liquor from a strip club and fine the business as well as customers for violations. Aside from the dubious constitutionality of sin...
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Why not drill for oil here in America?Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - According to George K. in his Oct. 18 Fence Post article, he is suggesting that the government implement a federal gasoline tax of 25 cents per gallon per year to reach ...
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Make Rolling Knolls forest preserveNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing to urge Cook County to strongly consider acquiring the land at the Rolling Knolls Country Club in Hanover Township for inclusion in the Cook County Forest P...
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Carpool lanes make congestion worseNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Carpool lanes may sound good and people cite New York and California as shinning examples of success. Since I regularly ride roads around Los Angeles and on Long Island,...
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A war on behalf of the oil industryNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The problem with war is that once the killing and dying start, people seek desperately to rationalize it to ease the pain it causes. Defenders of the invasion of Iraq a...
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U.S. was ready long ago to elect a blackNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I am tired of hearing Barack Obama supporters repeatedly saying "America was finally able to elect an African-American as president." For the last 30 years, America was...
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Vote means taxes, regulation, lost jobsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On Election Day 2008, Americans voted for change. Beginning on Jan. 20th, the president and Congress that we put in office will start to make us look much more like Euro...
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Sleepy Hollow cops, ease up on ticketsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I wish to tip my hat to the Village of Sleepy Hollow for the way it runs its many traditional festivities throughout the year. Whether it's the 4th of July parade, fishi...