Cook County Opinion
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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...
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The Bible as basis for America's lawsAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Judith Carlson (Fence Post, Aug. 3) wrote to object to Eric Carver's letter about using the Bible as the basis for American law. Ms. Carlson's raises legitimate concern...
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NTSB has duty to check MD-80 jetsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm just wondering when the NTSB is going to take a long, hard look at American Airline's aging fleet of McDonald Douglas MD-80 jets? I was in New York last week when it...
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Murphy exploits county sales taxAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Blagojevich is starting to rub off on my State Sen. Matt Murphy. He thinks that legislating via press conference and press releases is going to actually repeal the...
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State should not increase gas taxAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week's letter by Joe Dun on gas prices and taxes was very much on the money. (Fence Post, Aug. 6) But our wonderful state has a gasoline tax which few state have th...
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Will fingerprint checks be reliable?Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - We all heard that TSA takes fingerprints at airports on arrival of visitors to U.S. and we depend on its results, hoping criminals will be caught. We had different expe...
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Payday loan bill bad for consumersAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Debbie Goldstein's Aug. 2 letter charging that payday loans and other short-term loans are "legalized loan sharking" substitutes name calling for facts. By extrapolating...