Cook County Opinion
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We must overcome our addiction to oilAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, a reader suggested it's illogical to retain a ban on offshore drilling. I maintain it is illogical thinking to suggest that we can solve our addiction to oil ...
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Kidney stone blamed on global warming?Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The article in the Daily Herald Aug. 8 of the young man with the damaged kidney caused by a large kidney stone is sad, and I extend my prayers to him. But I must admit t...
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That's no solution to parking problemAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently Elgin resident Fred Moulton gave us his permanent overnight parking ban solution in the Courier News Valley Views column. He proposes a city wide overnight ban ...
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Lessons to learn from library disputeAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a heated legal battle regarding close to 1,600 acres is not something one would expect to entangle two area library boards. Consider that it's been going ...
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Governor should sign ethics bill nowAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House of Representatives and State Senate passed HB 824, which bars state officials from accepting campaign donations from any business which has state cont...
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Kirk's long record on human rightsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to commend Congressman Mark Kirk for his exceptional work on human rights around the world. In Iran, people of the Bahai Faith face consistent and pernicio...
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Six complaints to start the dayAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Things that annoy me: 1. A religious test for president. There is no valid, logical reason an agnostic or atheist should not be able to be president. The founding father...
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Reader wrong to claim paper biasAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 3 letter, Emilio F. Marcos targets the Daily Herald, Europeans and Barack Obama for criticism. His aim however, is off and he misses badly. He begins by accu...
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How did Obama's rise happen?Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - He was an attorney and a community organizer before he was sent to Springfield to become yet another do-nothing state senator whose main function was to pass legislation...
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Why did Kirk vote against pay equity?Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - People like to think that Mark Kirk is a moderate but time and time again, his voting record proves otherwise. Kirk recently was among the 178 Republicans to stand by t...