Cook County Opinion
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George Will isn't playing fairSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a response to George Will's column of Wednesday, Sept. 3. Experience. Character. Constitutional and political common sense. George Will, you extol the virtues of...
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Kirk committed to women, childrenSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Tragically, domestic violence is a continuing problem. There are still too many battered women and children who have nowhere to go to escape their abusers. That's why we...
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From glue pots to icons: 30 years in the newspaper bizSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Thirty years. For some, sadly, that's more than a lifetime. For me yesterday, it marked how long I've worked for the Daily Herald. So, please indulge a trip down newspap...
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Where and how will it all end?Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Fed now routinely bails out poorly run companies, whose CEOs rake in obscene amounts of money while making horrible business decisions. Often, those decisions resul...
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What Obama's tax plan will really doSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - When government wishes to reduce smoking, they increase cigarette taxes. What goal for jobs does Obama have in mind when he proposes to raise business taxes? Al Engberg...
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Don't need more of the same in IllinoisSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't help but think about all the billions of dollars our Senator/presidential candidate Barack Obama is promising to the country, and where it is coming from. As a l...
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Home market down, but assessments upSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - While researching the Cook County assessor's Web site to get an idea of what my second installment for property taxes would be, I found something very disturbing. My la...
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Tina Fey one ups Palin in every waySep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems that the whole county is abuzz with Tina Fey's hilarious impersonation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. The sad ir...
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Sadly, Palin's too good for IllinoisSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Sunday was quite a day for Fence Post: A guy from Palatine claimed Sarah Palin tried to ban books, including "Little Red Riding Hood," a gal from Barrington penned a nin...
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Seals is allies with worst of old guardSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals, like most politicians this year, is trying to take a page from Barack Obama's playbook and run on a platform of reform and "change." While I'd like to take Mr...