Cook County Opinion
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The shining hope that is Mark TrailJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to Leigh Heflin, who dared assault the integrity of "Mark Trail" (Fence Post, June 5). Dismissing the fact that Mark Trail is, as you so aptly sta...
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Misplaced play for Carlin and RussertJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Your garish worship of George Carlin by such a prominent placement of his picture (June 24) and falling-all-over-praise of him shows where your appreciation of true tale...
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Oil could be our new space programJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As the price per barrel of oil has increased, politicians have been drawn to radio microphones and TV cameras like moths to a flame. There, they can be seen and heard y...
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Thanks for memorial servicesJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association (EPMA), we would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of those who helped organize, participat...
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Frisk makes people part of the teamJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for your generous tribute to Bob Frisk (celebrating 50 years in the Daily Herald sports department). It was such a pleasure to read. I would like to add my com...
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It's up to voters to clean up the messJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Another insult was delivered to Illinois voters with the narrow defeat of an attempt to put the recall question on the ballot. Because of this, Gov. Blagojevich, Todd S...
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It's time to stop fighting in IraqJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Iraq war is a costly and unjust war that needs to end. We have been in a war in Iraq for over five years that has cost us over 4,000 lives and achieved nothing. Sin...
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Bush knows oil better than SteinJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - In your Tuesday "Opinion" page, Ed Stein's cartoon skewers President Bush once more with what I think are facts not in evidence. Specifically, he implies President Bush...
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No good reason for assault weaponsJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk demonstrated recently what his supporters have known for years: He is an independent voice who makes his decisions based on results and what is rig...
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Echoes of 1952 presidential raceJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In some respects, but on a lesser scale, the forthcoming presidential election will be a re-run of the 1952 election, which was Adlai Stevenson versus Dwight Eisenhower....