Cook County Opinion
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The military tour as show businessMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I am perplexed by your article, "Military Tour, the Trip of a Lifetime" about Mr. Dirk Beveridge's (of Barrington) visits to various installations on the east coast of t...
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Country is 50 states, not 57, and not 48May 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Now I know why Obama will be the Democratic nominee. He has campaigned in all 57 states. That's right, he said 57 and I've only seen, read or heard about it on Fox News...
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Holocaust not fault of Polish peopleMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding, "When hearing is believing" (May 5): Upon reading the above-mentioned article, I felt compelled to right the idea that concentration camps under the Nazi re...
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Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...
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U.S. is already semi-socialisticMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to the letter in Sunday's Herald from Mr. Marc Thomsen with the caption "Health care and the price of gas." We already live in a semi-socialist socie...
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Courts can't alter gay marriage lawsMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - This in response to David Berry's article discussing California and Massachusetts gay marriage rulings and how they will affect Illinois. In both states, the truth is t...
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Same-sex unions a matter of equityMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I praise your stand on same sex unions for gays. Legalizing civil unions for gays and giving everyone the legal benefits of marriage is one step toward the top of the l...
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Electoral College a brilliant conceptMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Kevin Martin (Fence Post, Saturday) informs us that he read with amusement my response to his view of the Electoral College. It is always gratifying to bring a note of c...
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McCain would continue tragedyMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain was a hero and survived unimaginable suffering as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. This was truly a tragedy, but no more so than the tragedy that w...
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Nestlerest plan is not the answerMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The scale of the Nestlerest proposal is so huge, so dense, and so over-the-top that I am shocked that the village is even considering this. The plan is that these new l...