Cook County Opinion
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Fix timing of traffic lights to conserveApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems as if every time gasoline prices hit another new level, I write another letter to the Daily Herald about the timing of traffic lights in the area. Various state...
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A rude awakening on an early mornApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It was pitch black out when I was rudely woken up in a panic. I heard a loud noise and my bed shook from side to side. Right then, I knew it was an earthquake. I looked...
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...
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Rep. Kirk exercises independenceApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Our community has a history of thinking independently on the issues we face. We put an emphasis on individual issues and candidates over political parties. I support Con...
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We need a law to protect democracyApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, as the war raged on, Vice President Dick Cheney gave an interview with ABC's Martha Raddatz. When she pointed out that two-thir...
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Stop tourism to oil producing nationsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With oil prices continuing to climb with little or no relief in sight, wouldn't it be a shame if the vast American traveling public could no longer afford to visit and s...
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Township thanks the Wiechs for helpApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Fremont Township would like to thank the Wiech family, their employees, and their customers for their support of our food pantry. Wiech's Inn of Ivanhoe has graciously d...
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A sudden interest in being humaneApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Two inmates on death row in Kentucky argue their executions could be carried out more humanely with less risk of pain. I wonder if they thought about humaneness and pai...
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Catholics share in responsibilityApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I'll follow Walter Frank's contention that Catholics in the pews are not to blame for the behavior of aberrant priests (April 9) by asking him, first, if he thinks the G...
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A dog neglected, its rescuer prosecutedApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I hope no prosecutor in this region will ever emulate the shameful conduct of District Attorney Richard Consiglio of Blair County, Pa. Consiglio prosecuted Tammy Grimes,...