Cook County Opinion
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Cost of crude only part of cost of gasAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I liked the letter (Fence Post, Aug. 17) by Tom Dillivan about the high cost of gasoline not being due to supply and demand. I must conclude he is correct in his math. H...
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Eagle Scout moved by generosityAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the patients at Edward Hines VA Hospital, I want to thank the Arlington Heights community for your thoughtfulness and generosity in support of my Eagle Scou...
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Media trumps up bad economic newsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I sell large, expensive equipment used in the printing industry for a living. As of late, getting companies to part with six-digit figures has been tough as I continuall...
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Time to cut taxpayer cord to Schaumburg AirportAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - As a Schaumburg resident and taxpayer I am quite displeased to see the village committing more taxpayer money to a failing government boondoggle ("New hangar back in pla...
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Puppies are front-page news?Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With thousands of people displaced in Georgia, the relationship of the US with Russia in the balance, Russia running wild in a sovereign democracy loyal to the US, the D...
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U.S. condemnation of Russia is ironicAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Does anyone else appreciate the absolute irony of Bush, Cheney and Rice condemning the Russia incursion into Georgia? It's more than a little ironic that Bush complains...
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McCain shouldn't be called a heroAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish people would stop calling John McCain a hero as it cheapens the meaning of the word. Surrendering to the enemy is not heroic. Prudent probably, but not heroic. H...
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U.S. can't afford fiscal conservativeAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The reason that voters should reject John McCain in November is that he is a conservative, yes, a reactionary in the mode of Reagan and Bush. According to the Congressio...
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So many people made fundraiser possibleAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - We would like to thank Kris Stabler, vice president, community relations at Arlington Park Racecourse, for putting together the wonderful fundraiser for a service dog fo...
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The day we began to devalue human lifeAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Cal Thomas' "Government can't set price on life" on Monday Aug. 4, I have an answer to Cal's question regarding pinpointing the precise beginning of the c...