Cook County Opinion
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Krauthammer's criticism unfairAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Columnist Charles Krauthammer's criticism (July 21) of Barack Obama's redeemer victory speech was offensive and incorrect. He said, "Jesus heals only the sick." We are ...
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Our energy woes caused by inactionAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Denmark did not sit on their hands. France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, did not sit on their hands. The energy presentation that began in May 1978 identifies where we g...
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A positive story about the airlinesAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - We hear so much these days about how bad air travel is - canceled flights, long security waits, rising prices, layoffs. I wanted to show my personal thanks to the emplo...
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A new minority group is emergingAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - This election year may see the emergence of yet another minority group. This group is male, not female. This group is white, not black. English is this group's first lan...
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Illinois' lack of trust in teen driversAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent article stated that there were over 4.3 million babies born in the USA, in 2007. That is a record. I am curious. Just how did the Democrat-run Illinois legisla...
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Favre is still worth paying to watchAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Granted, Brett Favre has waffled on retiring. However, he is still worth watching or paying to see play. Neither of the Bears "quarterbacks" are. Go Jets! Paul Dainius ...
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Media fails to show McCain's attributesAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - We all know which presidential candidate is supported by the liberal media (watch the ABC, CBS and NBC evening news and read newspaper articles published by the Associat...
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Frivolous suit costs U-46 school moneyAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The class-action, racial bias lawsuit filed by five Elgin families against the U-46 school district has already cost the students of this district more that $4.6 million...
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Offshore drilling not the answerAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Recent letters and right-wing columnists have suggested that opposition to offshore oil drilling hurts the American economy and keeps gas prices high. It doesn't take m...
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Spay/neuter is to stop sufferingAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The letter from Mr. O'Reilly of Chicago disparaging Mayor Daley's effort to support spaying and neutering is ill-informed. Daley's effort is laudable. If a person resear...