Cook County Opinion
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Biden would make Obama unbeatableAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Wow, is all I can say. If this comes to pass (Sen. Joe Biden as the Democratic vice presidential candidate), there could very well be a landslide in November, the likes ...
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Seals supporters supported by factsAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter (Fence Post, July 26), William Murphy accused Dan Seals and his supporters of making up their own facts to smear Mark Kirk. This is untrue. We have formed...
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Why didn't Lottery money aid schools?Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A few years back, many small business owners, gas stations and convenience stores were contacted with a program that would, we were told, solve the school funding proble...
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Imrem all wet on Phelps, swimmingAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike Imrem should be ashamed for his article bashing Michael Phelps on his gold medal accomplishments in swimming. All sports are boring at times, including Cubs, White ...
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The solutions to make society betterAug 19, 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 go...
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Catholics must have courage to speak outAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The deposition of Cardinal George sadly points to an endemic problem in the Catholic Church. It is replicated in city after city (Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chi...
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McCain a hero who exploited his storyAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - On Aug. 18, John Hurley suggested that John McCain was not a hero for his actions during Vietnam. I agree and disagree with him at the same time. It is true that being ...
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Expect the change will be higher taxesAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - As I listen to the candidates debate their ideas, I become more confused. I am tired of hearing one candidate accuse the other of politics as usual. The other is accuse...
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Police training on use of deadly forceAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Per Police Chief Bill Biang of Waukegan, it takes four fatal bullets in the chest to get a kid to drop a hammer. The good police chief says cops are trained this way. Pe...
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One reason swim records are brokenAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Not to take anything away from Michael Phelps or any other world-class swimmer, but perhaps the reason so many records are being broken is because these athletes are bet...