Cook County Opinion
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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,...
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Numbers don't add up for lottery leaseOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The proposed 50-year leasing of the state lottery for $10 billion is another harebrained idea of our governor. Just doing the math tells us why it simply will not work a...
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A satirical view of the Paulson's bailoutOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Secretary Paulson's (original) $700 billion plan to bail out failing companies will succeed! I have faith, because our leaders have faith. Although some of them were ini...
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Send do-nothing politicians messageOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We now hear from all the Republicans who say vote for me. What did they do for you fellow Americans? Nothing. They voted the Bush way. Take, for example, John McCain. H...
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Palin could be next Teddy RooseveltOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Sir Winston Churchill first became prime minister of England at age 66 and again at age 77. He continued to serve in Parliament until he was 90 years old. Charles DeGaul...