Cook County Opinion
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We're a nation of 300 million sheepApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The population of the United States of America is 300 million. Out of that gigantic gene pool, our choices for president come down to Obama, Hillary Clinton and McCain. ...
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What should rebate money purchase?Apr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - I was thinking about my stimulus money and how should I spend it. I just don't know what to do. There are so many things out there. It's so hard for a person to choose....
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No-show Stroger's disdain for suburbsApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, wouldn't you know it. We were just about to say something nice about Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. In fact, we already had in an earlier draft of this ...
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Illinois Clean Car Act must be passedApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois legislators have a chance to make a huge difference in our health, save us money at the pump, and fight global warming by supporting the Illinois Clean Car Act,...
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Well-intentioned laws used for porkApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding John Stossel's Monday column on the reality of the mortgage crisis: The problem is not "bail outs." The problem is the twisting and tweeking of well-intention...
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Days of reckoning hit our schoolsApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It is estimated that over half of the pregnancies in the United States are unplanned. Those who are too young to remember the '60s and '70s missed a time not only of po...
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Justice criticized on abortion commentApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stated on CBS News' "60 Minutes" that "the Constitution doesn't prohibit abortion any more than it allows it" according to an articl...
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We all should be outraged by tortureApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - On April 18, the Daily Herald printed an Associated Press report on the Justice Department investigation into how the United States government came to use torture as a m...
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Elitism is no vice if talent's behind itApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Writer Silvio Pontarelli in the Saturday Fence Post complained Sen. Obama was arrogant and elitist. So what? If you needed a serious operation, would you choose a docto...
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Mistake parents can't afford to makeApr 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Parents spend years and years teaching their children right from wrong, stressing the need to make responsible decisions and ethical choices. Then they succeed in making...