Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Dumping Electoral College a bad ideaMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - By all means, get rid of the Electoral College. That way, we only have to hold elections in the large cities. We can let one group elect the leaders for the rest of us....