Cook County Opinion
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Liberal 'success' starts with workersMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Falk asked, "What is it about liberals that cause them to innately reject or hate success?" (Fence Post, Saturday) On the contrary, liberals love success and are fo...
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Assessments mean big tax hikes loomMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Many thanks to Dave Souder (Fence Post, Wednesday) for his in-depth research into the outrageous property tax assessment increases in Wheeling Township. While citizens ...
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A vote for McCain is a vote for BushMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Ed and Linda Colaprete (Fence Post, Saturday), this is one independent who will vote Democratic whether the nominee is Obama or Clinton, and especially if...
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Some Barenaked thoughts about ...May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - So, here we are -- my son, his friend and I -- standing in a long line outside Border's bookstore in Oak Brook on Saturday. We're waiting to get in to see my favorite ba...
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Seeing your value in barrels of oilMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - According to economist Scott Burns in a Tuesday Daily Herald column, America's net worth is $57.7 trillion or 498 billion barrels of crude oil. Not long ago, I enlighten...
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Legislators, governor, start talking nowMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In less than two weeks' time, the Illinois General Assembly's spring session is supposed to close. May 29th is the scheduled conclusion. It's not happening. By June 1, D...
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Now, let's get back to eliminating tollsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It is good to learn that the Illinois Tollway Commission is taking action to clear up the confusion caused by the failure of its contracted services to notify toll viola...
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Stroger reminds us he doesn't get itMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you Officer Pusateri (front page news story, Wednesday) for letting Mr. Stroger know how we suburbanites feel about his management of Cook County. Further into th...
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Anatomy of what will be an Obama nomination victoryMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Green is director, Institute for Politics at Roosevelt University Chicago and Schaumburg As the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination battle winds down (despite Hilla...
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Our candidates are hand-picked for usMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - On April 30 (Fence Post), Steve J. Kogut Jr. lamented that considering all the possible candidates we could have for president, why is it that the current list of winner...