Cook County Opinion
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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...
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The way election could turn outSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Boy, it sure is fun to prognosticate. It could also be eerily correct. We watch and listen to another six weeks of dissecting and bashing the candidates, with little or ...
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AIDS in Africa and the RepublicansSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain is commenting on the things we can be proud of. One of them he wants to take credit for is the fight against AIDS in Africa. Let it be remembered that when then ...
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Judge Golden has the qualificationsSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I have known and worked with Judge Patricia Piper Golden for over 25 years. As an attorney who has contributed money to her campaign but who has never appeared before he...
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Did McCain forget smear campaign?Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain is widely regarded as a man of honor and integrity. But does the reality match the reputation? In 2000 McCain had beaten George W. Bush in early primaries fo...