Cook County Opinion
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Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hookJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If U.S. Rep. Lipinski has "stayed silent on the issue so far" why does he comment in this (June 18) article that negotiations will determine now much CN will do to "help...
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Quit complaining, just cut the grassJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In your Neighbor Fencepost on June 16 Mr. Donald H. Lamb complained about a notice of a violation for not mowing his lawn. Stop complaining! One of your neighbors had to...
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Abortion must be made unthinkableJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A visiting priest at our church stated the goal of the right-to-life movement should not be to make abortion illegal but rather to make abortion unthinkable. Unthinkable...
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Road projects going nowhereJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - There are three road projects that are probably going nowhere fast: 1. Route 53 extension; 2. Bolz Road bypass; 3. Algonquin bypass. Route 53: I heard the stories in the...
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Our laws cannot be based on religionJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Our laws cannot be based on religion I would like to remind Ms. Benedetto (Fence Post, June 13) and all of the residents of our country that the United States is not a C...
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The real challenge to Social SecurityJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I thought Bill Hartman (Fence Post, Friday) was a bit rough on Frank Sears (Fence Post, Tuesday). Bill implied that Frank kept his savings in a mattress, and most damnin...
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Study on townships was not flawedJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to an article in the Daily Herald about my study on township government on May 7 and a subsequent letter to the editor by Elk Grove Township S...
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Obama goes back on his wordJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Obama goes back on his word Friday's Herald had an interesting article entitled "Obama bypasses public money: Going back on word, Democrat knows he'll raise more by hims...
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Our laws cannot be based on religionJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to remind Ms. Benedetto (Fence Post, June 13) and all residents of our country that the United States is not a Christian nation. Rather, the United States ...
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Democrats, GOP both deficit spendJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Martin's letter (Fence Post, Wednesday) contains a misunderstandingˆ about the functions of the executive and legislative branches of the government. The president ...