Cook County Opinion
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Enough is enough on tax increasesJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals wants to raise your taxes. He accepts campaign money from one of the biggest tax-and-spend Democrats in Congress, Charles Rangel (D- New York), and he openly s...
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Let's uphold laws against criminalsJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent letter to the editor (Ms. Brothman) had stated she wants the courts to uphold laws that go against law-abiding citizens and are unconstitutional. The only l...
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Let us count the waysJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Three reasons we love the Raceway ... First, Raceway Woods has the best volunteers, bar none. Our last work day held on May 31 brought out more than 50 volunteers for a ...
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Roskam not strong on the environmentJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently arrived home to find a door handle flyer for Rep. Peter Roskam which, with its photography and generalized claims, seems to imply that he cares about the envi...
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Double standard forgives JacksonJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - While Jesse Jackson has managed to trip over his own tongue again, I have yet to hear exactly what he said about Sen. Obama. While I imagine "to geld" is as close as on...
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Obama clingers vs. Gramm whinersJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Which characterization is more accurate - Barack Obama's "clingers" or the Phil Gramm's "whiners?" Obama used the word "cling" to describe how certain voters look for co...
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Say goodbye to the Fourth AmendmentJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In Washington, D.C., your Congress finished its destruction of your rights as citizens under the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution. Without warrants, and without your...
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The 10th District carpetbagger issueJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The American Heritage Dictionary defines a "carpetbagger" as an outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality. Dan...
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Social security doesn't compareJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter to the editor (Fence Post, July 9), Len Brauer of Palatine says, "Sorry, but I think privatization is a very bad idea." But Len also mentions the "lock bo...
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The fight against cancer begins hereJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Cancer is the number one killer of Americans under age 85. In Illinois alone, an estimated 25,320 people will die from the disease this year. As a volunteer for the Ame...