Cook County Opinion
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Laws already exist for gun buys, salesMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As an employee of Cabala's in the firearms department, I do not understand where Rep. Mark Kirk and Mayor Rita Mullins got the information that employees of gun stores d...
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Say a prayer for our National Day of Prayer?May 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As this is written, I've seen about 1.5 of the three stories we're doing on the myriad National Day of Prayer services throughout DuPage County. I think my favorite will...
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Assessor not to blame for taxesApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to the letter to the editor about blaming the assessor for increased property taxes. I have read the past letters to the editor from Grant Township ...
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Focus on Obama's message of changeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In regard to Silvio Pontarelli's recent letter about Obama, it seems to me that politicians commit social blunders all the time and we keep re-electing them. A social b...
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Phone meeting in response to StrogerApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing today to commend (Congressional candidate) Steve Greenberg and State Sen. Matt Murphy. On Monday night, they co-hosted a telephone town hall meeting to dis...
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Rev. Wright's rants hard to rationalizeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Rev. Wright is not satisfied with his 15 minutes of fame. Demagogues rarely settle for such tiny morsels. He is the perfect counterpoint to Martin Luther King Jr. and m...
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Headline wrongly directed blameApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The headline in the Saturday edition of the Herald is somewhat misleading -- "CTA crash kills 2." The implication is that a CTA bus or elevated train crash resulted in t...
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Stroger snub shows need for recallApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It has been about two weeks since I sent in my letter concerning the recall vote being held up by state senator Emil Jones. Todd Stroger not showing at Harper College o...
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Wright has brought all this on himselfApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Because Mr. Wright happens to be a minister, does not exclude him from being divisive or a racist or even unpatriotic. If you or Rev. Wright do not like the negative at...
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Kudos for police response to cougarApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Wild cougar in populated neighborhood. It is very idealistic to want to preserve and protect of such a magnificent animal as this cougar roaming highly populated Chicago...