Cook County Opinion
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Why Bush passed on St. Paul conventionSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Probably the best - and only - smart decision George Bush and his master, Dick Cheney, have made in the last eight years was to not attend their own party's convention. ...
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Keeping the Cubs' goals in perspectiveSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Memo to the Cubs from a long suffering fan: Whoopee! You've won the Central. Go ahead and celebrate, but leave the bubbly until you've gone all the way. Until then, I'll...
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Don't let the attack ads steal your voteSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It is depressing enough to see the press playing favorites in the presidential politics, but now with the attack ads on Congressman Mark Kirk, politics has really sunk t...
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The response we need to jobs reportSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent jobs report did not look good. At 6.1 percent, we have reached the average jobless rate since 1970. Seems as though President Bush's watch is now average. It ...
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Veteran's widow supports MunsonSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As the widow of a disabled World War II veteran, who was a member of the Veteran's Memorial Park Committee, I really appreciate State Rep. Ruth Munson's continued effort...
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The bigger picture in the CN debateSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Johnson's letter ("CN not operating in good faith," Aug. 22) demonstrates he is not a "big picture" thinker. If he were, that would help him to...
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Dist. 15 board must remain strongSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A union retiree opines in the Aug. 26 Fencepost storm clouds may loom in District 15's future, leading a call his "union begin preparations for another ugly fight". Perh...
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Warding off attacks against Gov. PalinSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Sept. 14 letters condemning Gov. Sarah Palin and a letter condemning the campaigns for "making fun of the other guys" demand response. In a world where politicians o...
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McCain will bring more of the sameSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I am bewildered and angered by the front page tag line in the Sept. 12 Daily Herald. In it, you quote President Bush's comments marking the seventh anniversary of Sept. ...
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Jarred by the continuous whistleSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - At 12:25 a.m. on Monday, Sept 22, I was jarred awake by a freight train slowly moving through Arlington Heights. The engineer of that train must have decided to wake up ...