Cook County Opinion
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Not the time to relinquish controlAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - This responds to the editorial titled "Settle the District U-46 Bias Suit Soon," published in the Daily Herald Aug. 15. It's time that the members of this community unde...
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Raise income tax to support schoolsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - In Illinois we have very little pork in our state budget. But we have to work on the logic of taxing the poorest in Illinois to pay for our services. In Illinois if you ...
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No way, no how, no Barack ObamaAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I just saw a breaking AP news story that Russian President Dimitry Medvedev is warning that his country may respond to a U.S. missile shield in Europe by military means....
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Kirk helping to strip pensions from felonsAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1996, former Illinois Rep. Dan Rostenkowski was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to serve 17 months in federal prison. But despite being found guilty of stealing...
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Kirk makes vets a major priorityAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently ground was broken for the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago. It is the first ever joint VA-Navy hospital and its construction en...
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History provides perspective on BushAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - George W. Bush has suffered the scorn of liberals, intellectuals, and unpatriotic citizens galore. Even with what was thought as an inspiring performance immediately af...
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Finally, the paper has some balanceAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I applaud the Daily Herald, as I have noticed of late it is becoming a bit more balanced in its reporting and editorials. The article "A Republicans view" by Tom Cross ...
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Experience doesn't equal effectivenessAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Experience counts? How about judgment? Sen. John McCain's chief political adviser, Randy Scheunemann, and his company received over $250,000 this year alone lobbying fo...
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Air conditioning tips missed markAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to your front page article dated Aug. 4th, there were errors on "Help your house beat the heat" tips. It read that insufficient air flow from a central air ...
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We must be vigilant on gun restrictionsAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - As a Virginia Tech student at the time of the massacre, I know all too well the horrible consequences of failed gun laws. While I was not in class that day, my friend, ...