Cook County Opinion
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Actually, raw milk has many benefitsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The article headed "Got milk? Not if it is raw" (June 13) is erroneous and misleading. • It notes that 22 states ban sales of raw milk for human consumption, implying th...
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Give taxpayers free game ticketsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - As a taxpayer in Elgin I was very disappointed to see the state-of-the-art softball field we built for the Chicago Bandits that supposedly was going to cost $350,000 end...
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Unemployment bill was open to abuseJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk recently published a letter to his constituents explaining his vote against a recent bill extending unemployment benefits. It is clear to me that ...
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Chances slim for evolutionJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to a June 2nd letter attacking the movie "Expelled." This movie deals with the intelligent design versus evolution debate. The writer states 470,000 ...
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Durbin's comment is off the markJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I heard a sound bite from Sen. Dick Durbin. It was basically something close to "The hottest ring of hell is reserved for those who would verbally attack a pol...
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Foster helping to ease gas problemJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Our high gas prices are not going to be saved by drilling for the next 30 years in ANWR, Saudi Arabia or anywhere else. This is a long-term problem that could have been ...
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Time to send an energetic messageJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I have a proposal that would increase good paying jobs (that's what the politicians keep calling for) and to be less dependent on foreign oil. First, the Washington pol...
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Poverty should be made unthinkableJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Richard Kaiser's letter to the Fence Post on Monday was typical of the misguided zealotry often displayed by the right to lifers. Mr. Kaiser offers readers figures fro...
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Best way to balance the state budgetJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The governor should get together with the legislative leaders immediately and propose a cut in all state and municipal salaries by 25 percent -- and put a freeze on all ...
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Common sense beats experienceJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain thinks experience counts. Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld had experience and got us into a war in Iraq which is a disaster. Also, the conflict in Afghanistan is gettin...