Cook County Opinion
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CN needs to do right thingAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it almost unbelievable the unmitigated gall that the CN, a foreign company, has been showing in their attempt to purchase the EJ&E railroad. Now they want a court...
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Elect Prochno to clean things upAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois government has become synonymous with political corruption. Our governor has become an expert at pay-to-play politics and continues to increase his campaign don...
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Three terms a better limit than twoAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - First, yes the public does have the power to limit terms - by casting their ballot! Unfortunately, over the years we see where on many levels, some representatives are r...
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Why don't people try to help?Aug 24, 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 sig...
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Murphy no help to young adults who need health insuranceAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again, Matt Murphy doesn't get it. Even as families with young adults in the "rich" Northwest suburbs are being hit with higher property taxes, higher fuel costs, h...
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Rail deal allies not political haymakersAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I write to oppose the opinion expressed in "Our View" under "Friendly as a Firing Squad." Brave, trusty Jeff Berman standing against the hostile forces. This is NOT the ...
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Enough of the Bush name callingAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Like summer follows spring, the Daily Herald again chooses to print a reader's letter that calls our president a liar. After six years, I think we have had our fill of t...
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Kirk explains vote on equal pay billAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Should Congress force a woman to proactively opt out of class action lawsuits or lose her individual right to sue for wage discrimination? Hard to imagine that this ques...
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It's easy to judge, but not always fairAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Barbara Wroblewski's letter (Fence Post Aug 19) concerning the evils of abortion: As a nursing student, one of my assignments was to spend time at an abor...
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A scenario that leads to fascismAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A letter in the Aug. 22 Daily Herald proposes a scenario that would lead us to a socialist economy. Apparently, the letter was in response to mine in the Aug. 16 Daily H...