Cook County Opinion
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Judges shouldn't take lawyer moneyOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my concern over the bias of our judicial system. On Nov. 4, we will not just be voting for a new president, senator or congressman. We will also ...
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Gentes will fight railroad saleOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Canadian National (CN) wants to make the EJ&E line into a train superhighway with at least 20 freight trains per day blocking traffic and making getting around impossibl...
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An alternative to the bailout at half priceOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a bailout! Only $350 billion. Give $1 billion to each American that 1) paid income tax the last three years on annual income of $150,000 or less; 2) nongovernment...
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Some ponds from Chicago would helpOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The day is coming when all the homes and business will be gone for the new expanding O'Hare Airport. After all the flooding that hit our area we have to look to the futu...
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A law to make our children safeOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Our local schools have several different functions. In addition to developing the minds of our children, it is vitally important that schools provide a safe environment ...
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It's hard to believe Bush on this crisisOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - In Mr. Falk's letter of Sept. 22, he seems to be saying two things: 1. Bush, Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke gave a superior response to the current crash of U.S. financia...
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Pelosi shows she's unfit to be a leaderOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Nancy Pelosi's speech before the House in an effort to rally support for the financial bailout bill was absolutely disgraceful and reprehensible. She is either a conniv...
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Foster really does vote bipartisanOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I really hate quoting Ronald Reagan, but, "Well, there you go again." The Saturday Soapbox editor has once again attempted to trash Congressman Bill Foster's voting reco...
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Private life matters for conservatives tooOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - During the Clinton years, every detail of Clinton's sex life was revealed in the news media day after day for his whole term. Democrats complained because that was his p...
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Don't blame Bush for financial crisisOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Back in the 1990s, Bill Clinton and the Democrats pressured the mortgage institutions to loosen credit restrictions for less-affluent home seekers. The current rash of ...