Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Thanks to Kirk for his position on CNJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As we read the Daily Herald's recent article on the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E by CN ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13, 2008), we noted that Congressman Mark Kirk h...
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Schaumburg Twp. library collecting foodJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks so much for focusing on hunger in our neighborhoods. For most of us, if we don't know hungry people we don't think about them. For us they don't exist. In light o...
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Chicago area needs more mass transitJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who lives and commutes in the area knows that Chicagoland is long overdue for an increase in public transportation. Gas prices are rising with no end in sight an...
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Things aren't quite always as they seemJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Shades of old Crosstown Expressway ownership-required property for construction and crafts. Then Peotone, airport land development sites acquired by legislators before t...
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NIMBYs rule the day, unfortunatelyJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Having lived in Palatine for almost 40 years, I have seen numerous NIMBY (not in my backyard) campaigns. The senior issue is the extension of Route 53 into Lake County. ...
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Sudanese leader getting just desertsJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with surprise and excitement about the International Criminal Court's decision to indict Sudanese President Omar Bashir on charges of genocide regarding the horri...