Cook County Opinion
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Politics 101 hit county taxpayersSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent award for the construction of a West Side parking lot by partisan Democrats of the Cook County Board deserves one more level of taxpayer scrutiny - "big-time....
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Palin's politics smack of failureSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Watching Sarah Palin's speech last night was validation that John McCain plans to run his campaign with the same approach used by George W. Bush. He plans to stoke our f...
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Abboud's record beats Manzullo'sSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You would think that if you served 16 years in Congress, the one edge you should have is experience on your opponent. For the first time in our memory, that is simply n...
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Requirements for office not helpingSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - In the State of Illinois, in order to run for the tax assessors' office you have to have a specific course completed in order to run for that office. Even if you have a ...
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Discrimination in funding is evilSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I support Sen. Meeks in his drive for equal funding for education and call on my fellow suburban residents to rally around this very worthwhile cause. I look forward to...
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Palin isn't 'every' woman's candidateSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it offensive that the John McCain's campaign can pick a vice presidential nominee who's a woman and really believe that she appeals to "every" woman. I'm "every"...
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Seals' tax plan is disastrousSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals is sending mixed messages on the capital gains tax. On his Web site he says: "I am generally opposed to double taxation, as in the case of dividends and capita...
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We're now writing history of the futureSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It has been debated how the Chinese communist government dictates to its people. True, they do have more rights than in the past, but their freedom is restricted and gov...
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Democrats have a different dreamSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I just watched Bill Clinton, with his enormous applause at the Democratic convention. I thought, how can people go "so crazy" over an ex-president who lied with his fing...
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Barrington area united against CNSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you Barrington areas residents for once again exceeding expectations by turning out in record numbers to a recent public hearing hosted by the U.S. Surface Transpo...