Cook County Opinion
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Gas price increase already raises taxesAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On July 1, the first of the month the Daily Herald headline read "Sales tax goes up today." I was a gas station owner and operator for 35 years, so I know when gasoline...
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Must reading for the state legislatureAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - My sincere compliments to Joseph Ryan for his three-article series on gambling. This should be must reading for every member of the Illinois General Assembly. Then perha...
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Politics shouldn't be a spectator sportAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - At what point did the exercise of politics change from compromise and uniting for the common good to two sides screaming at each other and accomplishing nothing? Politic...
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Notice how Obama never strays far?Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois' Junior Sen. Obama has proven once again during this historically expensive, highly glitzy sideshow, known as the 2008 presidential campaign, that it's best tha...
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Stop divisiveness and get work doneAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - While I can understand why the supporters of Al Gore in 2000 were disappointed by his close loss in the presidential election and were further frustrated in 2004 when th...
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Desperate family or free advertising?Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - One has to wonder who the home sellers know in the senior offices of the Daily Herald to warrant free front page advertising for their house auction in the August 2nd ed...
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Seals campaign is far from grassrootsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals likes to talk about his "grassroots support." He crows about his volunteers in the same interview where he, somewhat ironically, brags that he is importing act...
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Rep. Kirk's good, just not good enoughAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many political moderates in the 10th Congressional District, I believe Congressman Mark Kirk has been a good representative of our interests. He has been a strong ...
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Speaker Madigan is failing to do his jobAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - House Speaker Madigan, have you forgotten who you work for? In case you have, let me remind you that you work for the people of Illinois. An important part of your job ...
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Many good reasons to drive an SUVAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The article written by Mr. Taras wrote in the Fence Post was a slanted point of view. We own an SUV and there are a number of reasons why. 1. Husband drove to work, whi...