Cook County Opinion
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Stories on Obama belonged on Page 1Mar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Help me and others understand your logic when you chose to place the Obama articles on page 10 of your March 15 Daily Herald while you placed articles about a priest in ...
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The GOP's 'best' has created a messMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - In Marc Thompson's recent letter, he mockingly referred to Al Gore as "the best the Democrats could come up with" in 2000. Let's look at the facts. In 2000, more Americ...
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Don't raze Cole Hall for memorialMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Destroying the hall (at Northern Illinois University) would not bring back the precious lives that were taken. In my humble opinion, the memorial would serve only to rem...
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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...