Cook County Opinion
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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...
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The legacy of President BushJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Just wondering. Do you think that George W. Bush would have left a better legacy if he had sponsored "No Child Left Hungry" instead of "No child left behind?" P.S. Ask a...
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New FISA measure reduces our libertyJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the new FISA bill crafted by Rep. Steny Hoyer, I am disturbed there will be no effective curb on surveillance of American citizens. Congress gives a green lig...
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We will not pay Cook County taxJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - My wife and I, both retired and on a fixed income, recently decided to make a modest furniture purchase from a national chain store. Normally, we would prefer to buy loc...
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The right to bear parade blanketsJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Andy, Barney, Gomer, grab Opie, Aunt Bea, Thelma Lou and head for the hills. 'Cause we got TROUBLE, right here in River City! With a capital "T" that rhymes with "P" and...
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Judicial candidate's pledge meaninglessJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was a child, I told my mother that I was going to give up liver for Lent. My mother, the wife of a career army officer, could freeze a person she disfavored with ...