Cook County Opinion
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Concealed carry, at owner's expenseMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - People have made a great deal of noise about the fact 48 states allow citizens to carry weapons on their person, with proper credentialing. Illinois and Wisconsin are no...
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Hastert departure was a disserviceMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Had former Speaker Dennis Hastert served his full term, none of the special election problems would exist. For whatever selfish or self-serving reasons he had for leavin...
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Pat Botterman will be rememberedMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It is with great sadness that I read of the passing of Pat Botterman. I had come to know Pat when I ran on a bipartisan slate for a township post. I found that Pat had a...
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Drug companies focus on profitsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you noticed that the American drug companies that are spending literally billions of dollars yearly advertising products to the public that are available on prescri...
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IEMA has, and will, be there, for countyMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This paper's March 13 article concerning state assistance following floods last August in Lake County requires clarification. In response to the floods, Gov. Blagojevich...
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Liberals jeopardize country's futureMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This is the first time in my life (81 years), I have fear for the future of my country. Because I have been an active, dedicated conservative Republican volunteer for 60...
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Secession a good idea, can't happenMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to comment on two articles in today's Herald (March 13). The first comment concerns the idea of seceding from Crook (sic) County. While I am completely in...
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Abstinence beats condoms vs. STDsMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As a family physician, I was deeply concerned upon reviewing the March 12 article regarding the prevalence of STDs in teenage girls and the limitations of teaching absti...
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Clinton would be awful as presidentMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This is regards to the letter written by Ginger Marcuccelli (Feb. 8). She is berating women for not backing Hillary Clinton and states it is women's duty to support he...
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Embryonic stem cell research flawedMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) is another pie-in-the-sky idea whose time is over. I've tried to do research to compare ESCR to ASCR (Adult stem cell research); I r...