Cook County Opinion
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U-46 CAC members defend their planJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to an article about mobile classrooms and facilities study in U-46: Mobiles are a fact of life in School District U-46. Some have issues with them, and that ...
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Our economy will survive oil crisisJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Could it be that the real reason for our third highest State Department official's visit to meet with Iranian officials is really an 11th-hour threat to bomb their nucle...
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Environment bill really just politicsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The environment has been a pretty hot-button issue lately. The time to respond to global warming is now. But for Mark Kirk, the time for the environment is re-election ...
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Do our legislators double-dip for pay?Jul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I didn't hear the predicate for it, but on Friday, a local radio station played a clip of Gov. Blagojevich making critical remarks about members of the Illinois state Le...
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Actually, Obama would be good hireJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Rebuttal to Hank D'Ambrosio (Fence Post, July 11): You would not hire Obama, and why is that? I take it you hired Bush judging from your letter and what company did he r...
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Our lawmakers lack moral strengthJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - State and local governments are addicted to sin taxes. If you smoke, drink or gamble, you must pay. You are not morally equivalent to your lawmakers who may occasional...
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Court gun ruling should be end of itJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The decision has been made. American citizens have the right to buy, own and bear handguns for self-defense, exactly as our Founding Fathers wanted it. They knew what ...
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Strange shipments we make to IranJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "U.S. ships cigarettes, lots more to Iran," the heading of an article by Sharon Theimer (Associated Press). It's not the cigarettes that bother me; it's the "lots more"...
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Blame Big Oil for natural gas pricesJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The oil companies didn't get enough money from your pocket yet. They will now, because the price of natural gas is going to go through the roof. Everyone is going to b...
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Momentum builds for concealed carryJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I have noticed in the newspapers, the opinions of people who have written to the editors have been overwhelmingly Pro-Supreme Court decision (against handgun bans) and t...