Cook County Opinion
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Questions about Pelosi and oil issueAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I am curious. Is Nancy Pelosi against drilling because she invested in T. Boone Pickens wind power and natural gas company to the tune of a about $100,000 on the day it ...
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Back to basics on homeownershipAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - "Rescuing an ailing housing market is good for votes in an election year." Not my vote, and I hope the votes of all of us who bought our homes the old fashioned, respons...
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Olympics is more politics than sportAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Those who contend the Olympics are about athletic sport and not politics don't want to look beyond the pageantry and ruin the magic, much like a child who will "believe"...
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Kirk on wrong side of gender pay issueAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk voted against pay equity for women yet again. I guess he isn't really the moderate Republican he pretends to be. Women continue to earn only 77 ce...
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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 ...