Cook County Opinion
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Gentes 'deeply regrets' lie about jobOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday morning when I met with the Daily Herald editorial board I told those present that I was on a leave of absence from my last job, when in reality I had been ter...
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Federal officials were malfeasantOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The public regulators did not regulate, the public supervisors did not supervise, the public overseers did not oversee. The failure on the part of our federal governme...
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Only those who've served can criticizeOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter (Fence Post, Sept. 27), Ray Case quotes remarks by Keith Olbermann. Mr. Case, can you tell us how many times Olbermann has not lied? And can you tell us ...
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Vets, Kirk always support each otherOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I was shocked and dismayed when I saw Dan Seals and Blagojevich official State Veteran Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth on television bashing Congressman Mark Kirk on ve...
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NRA's criticism of Obama is untrueOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again, the National Rifle Association and its brethren, The American Issues Project, are falsely attacking another presidential candidate, Sen. Obama. The NRA fals...
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We can't afford to be a sanctuary stateOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald reported that the state of Illinois spends $3.5 billion in taxes per year to support various illegal alien programs. Yet, we now hear at the state leve...
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It's good to be wary of smooth talkersOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - When I hear the discussion about which candidate won the presidential debate, I remember what my dad told me many, many years ago. He warned about smooth talkers by tell...
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Seals can't even get little things rightOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - If I ever needed excuses not to vote for Dan Seals, he's given them to me in spades with his shockingly poor planning and decisions. Twice now, Dan Seals has tried to ho...
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What separates our nation from the restOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I prefer listening to several hours of Rush Limbaugh than to watch the slanted news-spin on ABC, CBS or NBC each weekday. However, on Sunday evening on ABC at 7 p.m., th...
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We can all discover the gift of peaceOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Words of wisdom can reach the eye and ear, but they may not penetrate the awful darkness of the prejudiced mind's locked closet. Hatred and anger, accompanied by distor...