Cook County Opinion
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Stick to truth in Kirk-Seals debateJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Mr. Goodman's recent letter to the editor, which is so full of inaccuracies (on the Seals-Kirk campaign) that I marched right to the computer...
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The American flag merits celebrationJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The American flag and I have a special relationship for many years. It started in sixth grade when given a large glossy page folded in quarters about the history of the...
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Bush's intentions in Iran seem plainJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it hard to believe that Dick Cheney and George W. Bush have not been scheming for their own benefit from day one. The revelation that we have covert actions ongo...
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The no-drill oil policy isn't workingJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - "We can't drill our way out of the energy crisis." Bull. Between ANWR, shale and offshore, we could easily increase our output by 50 percent. We'd be energy independent...
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A good race, but it is a better causeJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - First I would like to congratulate Amy Boerema on her training and completion of the Naperville Triathlon. Her accomplishment is terrific. I enjoyed reading about her s...
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Unless you're making $40K, shhhhh!Jul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to see all the pundits out there (John Stossel for one of them) live on $40,000 a year. I know even that is high for most of the "middle class" and I mean r...
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Privatization would threaten retirementJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - I have a little problem with Bill Hartman's "The great debate over Social Security" in the July 5 Fence Post. I remember when Al Gore mentioned those funds should be put...
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Judge candidates shouldn't take cashJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Amazing the way these Republicans address a point by kicking up all sorts of dust that has nothing to do with anything. Mr. Early's response to my letter asking Patty Go...
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Democrats don't stand for progressJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Newly released documents by Democrats again bash Bush for his going to war in Iraq, taking great liberty in interpreting events their way, knowing no one is going to mak...
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Where were flags at this year's Fourth?Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to imagine having better weather than we did for this Fourth of July weekend. Despite the good weather, I felt somewhat "down" as the holiday ended. I'm old en...