Cook County Opinion
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Older people have done great thingsJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I was absolutely outraged by a Fence Post letter (May 31) from a Mr. Sulla about Sen. McCain's age and the contention that it would adversely affect the senator's perfor...
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'Fair, flat tax' plan is actually unfairJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals confirmed his utter lack of economic credentials when he announced that he supports Rep. Rahm Emanuel's so-called "fair, flat tax act." This revelation should...
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Dan Seals is part of political problemJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - From illegal gas give-a-way stunts that he gets fined for, to taking money from convicted felons, to pocketing money from his own campaign fund, Dan Seals has proven him...
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Obama a chance to redeem ourselvesJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Even in very early times, people needed someone to see that they were fair to each other. This was the beginning of government. Later people had kings to help them to ac...
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Obama receives special treatmentJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. If Obama and his actors had been white and Republican, where would Obama be today? A. Worried about being re-elected to the U.S. Senate and planning to vote for Hill...
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Court gun ruling was truly neededJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, the Supreme Court has done it again. This time they've made a 5-4 split decision on a Second Amendment case. It's quite distressing that there were four dissentin...
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At least Birkett talks a good gameJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with interest the Daily Herald article on Joe Birkett ramping up for yet another run at state office. Illinois needs someone who talks a good law and order game, ...
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High gas prices not oil companies' faultJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - With average gas prices across the nation now over $4 a gallon and a barrel of oil reaching a record shattering high of nearly $140 a barrel, as reported in the Daily He...
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The shining hope that is Mark TrailJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The shining hope that is Mark Trail This is an Open Letter to Leigh Heflin, who dared assault the integrity of Mark Trail (Fence Post, June 2). Dismissing the fact that ...
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Congress doesn't deserve a holidayJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Fuel prices have skyrocketed. Independent truckers are going out of the business and selling their trucks because they can't afford diesel fuel. School children may hav...