Cook County Opinion
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We have suffered right wing enoughOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Since the economy has finally, publicly, hit the fan, our executive branch and Federal Reserve big wigs finally admitted to the American public that we are already well ...
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Not shopping in Cook Co. any moreOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with glee an article about retailers getting a tax rebate from the Cook County Board because border stores are losing business because of the tax hike. I believe...
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To Biden, the end justifies the meansOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sept. 9, Sen. Joe Biden questioned the sincerity of Gov. Palin's concern for developmentally disabled people by asking "Why don't you support stem cell research?" A ...
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VFW should focus on veteran's issuesOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Ryan's well written article (Sept. 18) set my teeth on edge. It noted the political arm of the VFW announced its support for Congressman Mark Kirk who talks a go...
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Government must focus on peopleOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We've been told that Dan Seals and Rep. Bean don't get it. What I don't get is how an independent, environmentally focused representative could endorse drilling in a nat...
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Why spend money on Lincoln penny?Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The government is planning to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday next year by reissuing the penny in four new iterations. The U.S. Mint unveiled the new designs...
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Democrats blocked regulatory reformsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Robert Griffith's Fence Post letter dated Sept. 24. The seed for this mortgage meltdown was planted in 1992 under President Clinton. However...
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A commitment to the disabledOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As parents of a Down syndrome daughter, now 42 years old, we are personally aware of the importance of early intervention and education programs specifically focused on ...
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The irony of CN and finance crisisOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We as a nation now watch with shock and awe as our government scrambles to pull the U.S. back from the precipice of financial ruin. There are many to blame in this late...
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Abstinence is 100 percent effectiveOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat columnist Cynthia Tucker complains about "the ultraconservative fringe - those who insist sex is intended only for procreation." As an ultraconservative myself,...