Cook County Opinion
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Just what are odds of our leaving Iraq?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Who is kidding who? Obama says he will bring our troops home. This will not happen if Bush makes a deal with Iraq to stay there indefinitely. So why haven't the papers...
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A 3rd world nation has a lesson for usAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A clear indication that we have lost the moral and ethical high ground in the world is when we learned that the recently formed Pakistan ruling coalition began impeachme...
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Seals should return Rangel donationsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals must immediately return all campaign contributions he has received from Congressman Charlie Rangel. The New York Times reported Rangel rents four apartments a...
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Home Rule still a bad ideaAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Nothing changes in Prospect Heights even with the opening of the new city hall building. Ignorant, egotistical people dictate and approve policies residents will have t...
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Too bad about Alemars RestaurantAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The other day we had a bite to eat at Alemars Restaurant on Dundee Road and the owner told us the restaurant is going out of business on Wednesday. Because of the econom...
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Keep 911 for true emergenciesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember when we, the public, were told that calling 911 was only reserved for dire emergencies? Well, that does not appear to be the case any longer, at least not in th...
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Worthy salute to peaceful, precious PathAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a general feeling, both among city dwellers and those of us who live in the suburbs, that's it's near impossible to get around the suburbs without a car. And in ...
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Legislators must reject pay raisesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In May I introduced and passed House Joint Resolution 132, which rejects a scheduled pay raise for legislators. The president of the Senate, Emil Jones, has publicly st...
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Why bother having a Constitution?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - So why bother having a Constitution and Bill of Rights when we have an executive branch that ignores the judicial process and courts and a legislature that's too cowardl...
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Determined to keep term limitsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The city officials of Des Plaines are at their old shenanigans again. I guess they think we taxpayers and voters are stupid and have no memory. We taxpayers worked hard ...