Cook County Opinion
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Pass Blagojevich capital budgetMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Today I waited for 25 minutes for my Pace bus. Yes, the weather was bad, but this is ridiculous. I hope lawmakers pass the governor's new capital plan -- if they do, n...
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New county tax will suffocate economyMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Last Friday, the taxpayers of this county were dealt a huge blow. Once again, when we had the opportunity to force Cook County government to live within its means, speci...
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Kirk's bipartisan work gets resultsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark Kirk has served our district well over the past seven and a half years. Because of his effective leadership, we have more commuter rail service, continued veterans...
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Wood smoke ban about self-interestMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I couldn't agree more with Valerie Ivanoff's Fence Post letter stating Kenneth Dubinski's proposal to mandate gas fireplaces to replace wood burning ones is dictatorial ...
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No rebate checks to illegal immigrants?Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - According to the Daily Herald, language has been put into the rebate check legislation designed to prevent illegal immigrants from getting rebate checks. I'm not the bri...
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Can we afford to ignore capital plan?Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - During the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was widely lauded for his investment in infrastructure. While controversial, this economic theory has proved corre...
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Wood smoke ban about self-interestMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I couldn't agree more with Valerie Ivanoff's Fence Post letter stating Kenneth Dubinski's proposal to mandate gas fireplaces to replace wood burning ones is dictatorial ...
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Politicians adding to the tax burdenMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Our politicians, both state and federal, seem to worry and talk about the poor people of this country. I have to wonder if they are serious because these are the same pe...
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NAFTA criticism based on falsehoodMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - After listening to senators Clinton and Obama argue the evils of NAFTA, I am appalled. They argue that all our jobs are being lost to China due to NAFTA. NAFTA had absol...
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Kirk's bipartisan work gets resultsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark Kirk has served our district well over the past seven and a half years. Because of his effective leadership, we have more commuter rail service, continued veterans...