Cook County Opinion
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Thanks to those who celebrate citizenshipJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Becoming a new American citizen is a high point in the lives of many people each year, yet it is often an event that goes unrecognized by the community in which they liv...
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Columnist off on illegal immigrantsJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Ruben Navarrette, when are you going to stop pandering to the criminal element of the immigration problem? Race has nothing to do in a candidate, not whether he could he...
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McCain's survival experience neededJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - There has been much talk lately about John McCain's military service. It is well known that McCain served in the Navy during Vietnam (just like John Kerry) and was a P....
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Mixing Bible, laws and governmentJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to recent letters stating the Bible should not be used to make law. Separation of church and state cannot be found in the Constitution. There is no law s...
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The heavy costs of Springfield CircusJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The ringmasters of the Springfield Circus are addressing state budget matters in the same way one operates a shell game-making sure the "marks" (the Illinois taxpayers) ...
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Independents face tall odds in electionsJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The United States prides itself on its democratic principles and in fact promotes them around the world. Former President Jimmy Carter is called to various third world n...
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Politicians who are best at being the worstJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Here in Illinois, our politicians are or have to be some of the best in the business. Why is that? I have just returned from a 3,700-mile driving vacation and drove abou...
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Thanks, Bush, for staying the courseJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In the July 6 edition of The Daily Herald, I read about the "secret" transfer of 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium from Iraq to Canada. This could have been refined ...
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Veto threat blocks Democrats' workJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I keep reading letters to the editor complaining about the Democratic-controlled Congress doing nothing about the high price of gas, food and taxes. Granted, the Democr...
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Sen. Gramm, we've got reason to whineJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican Sen. Phil Gramm is correct when he says that "we're a nation of whiners." For eight years, average Americans have been whining that our "conservative" adminis...