Cook County Opinion
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McCain's audacity of hopelessnessSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Your Aug. 31 editorial ended: "The Palin selection and our reactions to it might say as much about us and how far we still have to go than it does about her and McCain."...
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Murphy went to bat, now so will sheSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I read a newspaper article about state Sen. Matt Murphy's effort to cut Todd Stroger's sales tax. The price of gasoline is outrageous, food prices are on the r...
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Hats off to residents at Colonial complexSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I am happy to see another positive note on the front page of your 8/25/08 edition ("Working Hard at Being Good Neighbors"). As a former bus driver for Forest View Altern...
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We don't need more governmentSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama has indicated that he is in favor of a national health insurance exchange program based on public and private coverage. And that the insurance companies could...
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Subtle language in the abortion debateSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The country is pretty evenly split on the issue of abortion. Those who approve of it declare themselves for "abortion rights" or they're "pro-choice" or they support a w...
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Check your phone bill for 'cramming'Sep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Worried about identity theft? Look no further than your phone bill. Through a practice known as "cramming," you could unwittingly be making monthly payments on your phon...
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Reduce the power of the presidencySep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Soon we will have a new president. Either one will be an improvement over the past eight years. I personally prefer Barack Obama for his policy of fairer social equity ...
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Cat was probably beloved petSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You can cross off "a community that cares" from the list! I now understand why people don't want to bring children into this world. Let me explain. I saw a horrible sigh...
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Things to fear in Obama presidencySep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - This is why I fear an Obama presidency. 1. He has the most liberal voting record in the Senate in his first two years and in Illinois he was a very liberal state legisla...
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A slip of the tongue that hits the markSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Reporting from the Republican convention in St. Paul, Kathy Brock, co-anchor of ABC Channel 7 News, made a Freudian slip of the tongue when she referred to the Republica...