Cook County Opinion
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Let's share burden of freight trafficJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also support...
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Politicians: Stop the blame gameJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Action is better than blame. Last Thursday evening I participated in a "Town Hall" meeting on the telephone hosted by State Rep. Tim Schmitz from the 49th District and S...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Tough sentence warranted: This week, DuPage Circuit Judge Kathryn Creswell sentenced a Lombard man to 65 years in prison for opening fire on three local police officers...
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Protect constitution, elect Seals in 10thJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006, Mark Kirk voted for the Military Commissions Act, which denied habeas corpus to detainees, an 800-year principle which is one of the foundations of our republic...
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Long promises, short experienceJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Talk is cheap. Nowhere is this adage truer than in politics. Politicians will promise you all the stars in the sky if they think there is a vote in it for them, yet the...
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Obama strongly promotes abortionJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - "While I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will unless I went out and did the Lord's work," Barack Obama said. Profound words. But...
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Oil prices realize bin Laden's dreamsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Osama bin Laden once explained that during the reign of King Faisal, the United States paid only 70 cents per barrel of oil. In the 1973 oil crisis, the Muslim nations ...
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This should end the gun control debateJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, the recent Supreme Court ruling on gun control has reignited the smoldering debate all over again. The pro gun control people say the Second Amendment says "In or...
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God truly has blessed AmericaJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Your July 4th editorial included John Adams' correct prediction that succeeding generations would celebrate Independence Day "with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sp...
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Smokers should have a place to goJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Craig Brenner from Hanover Park is right on in his applause for smokers who are taking a stand against the silly smoking ban in Illinois. Why can people who choose to s...