Cook County Opinion
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Obama's many social blundersApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Time after time, Sen. Obama commits social blunders either on purpose or because of ignorance. Regardless, he expects the public to believe in him. His remarks about r...
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Headlines almost can be palindromesApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald AP Story trumpets Jimmy Carter's efforts in April 22 edition: "Carter coaxes Hamas." But really it should be: "Carter coaxes Hamas, Hamas hoaxes Carter...
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News media must be responsibleApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - While the British and Australian media had the class to keep their mouths shut, only in America could the media be so inconsiderate and classless to break the story to t...
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Let people make their own choicesApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I wasn't going to respond to the writer whose April 4 letter accused Sheryl Jedlinski of being selfish and immoral for favoring embryonic stem cell and other medical res...
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Time for Elk Grove to consider benefitsApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago is starting to buy land in Elk Grove for the O'Hare expansion. No one should be surprised. Drive down Higgins Road, look to the south and you will se...
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Saturday Soapbox: Horse senseApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - If the 2016 Olympics come to Chicago, you won't find the equestrian events in a Lake County forest preserve. The forest preserve idea has been dropped in favor of stagin...
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Who's asking about the nation's debt?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - During the past 14 months the presidential candidates have been interviewed countless times and participated in numerous debates; but yet not once have I heard the candi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Fine arts basis of cultured societyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - "Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced." -- Hans Hoffman I have always tol...
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Stop stalling on a needed recall lawApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would allow voters to petition for the recall of constitutional officers and legislators was considered ...