Cook County Opinion
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The argument for Obama's candidacyJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I found a note in a book I was reading that said "Tell the truth without blame." It brought to mind feelings I have about getting involved in the current presid...
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It's the biggest tax increase in historyJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Yea, rah, Congress, the 2009 $3 trillion budget passed and fortunately for all of us, the Bush tax cuts were not extended. If they were, we wouldn't have the biggest ta...
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Byrd's hypocritical tears for KennedyJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent performance on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Sen. Robert Byrd was absolutely breathtaking in its hypocrisy and audacity. While weeping for "his dear, dear ...
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Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...
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Global pollution: Who's responsible?Jun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Ms. Erin Imhoff (Fence Post, Saturday) is concerned about global warming and pollution as we all ought to be. She describes the U.S. as the world's biggest polluter. Th...
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An open letter to Osama bin LadenJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember Sept. 10, 2001, Osama? The "thing" was about to happen. You'd already made it clear that it was America you hated, not freedom as so many politicians try to te...
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Pelosi has nerve to choose our senatorJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Nancy Pelosi has shown a lot of audacity telling the people of Illinois who our next Illinois senator ought to be when her candidate Barack Obama's elected. She's tellin...
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It's not very easy to reach Kirk's officeJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Got an appointment with Congressman Mark Kirk's staff? As I discovered, the journey can be a pain without a car. The public has access to the barest minimum of public tr...
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Special favor does immigrant no favorJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding "Schools must make English necessary," (Fence Post, Sunday, Sarah Fallon): Our current school system is doing so much harm to the Spanish community. This spec...
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The people must solve oil dilemmaJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - We all feel and see the impact of the high price of gas. Most of our discretionary income is being taken from us by the oil companies We all believe someone will correc...