Cook County Opinion
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Oberweis the best choice for CongressMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Bill Foster mailed out literature implying that Jim Oberweis is in bed with China because he wants to trade with China. I am old enough to remember when we citizens hat...
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There are other ways to fight backMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I feel I must respond to Mr. Ronald Navara's letter of March 1. I too refuse to be a victim. But there are ways to fight back without a gun. Over 30 years ago I was a re...
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There is more to hear than terrorismMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Now that once-headlined words have faded and highly charged speeches have become whispers, what has happened to the search for truth behind the treasonable acts committe...
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Softer Foster tone what district needsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - There are plenty of reasons for 14th District voters to be skeptical about Jim Oberweis. His stated policies on illegal immigration pander to xenophobes and bigots rathe...
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Guns have never loaded themselvesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I find it quite amusing when one letter writer had used a silly riddle. Another amusing letter is the one who wants to take away the Second Amendment and penalize all th...
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Our heritage of guns and tragedyMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The horror at Northern Illinois University has unleashed a torrent of mail offering solutions, with many recommending people should carry guns for their own protection. ...
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Everyone doesn't drink and drugMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Recent surveys say that in the last 30 days, 36 percent of our students used drugs or alcohol. Of these, 9 percent drank and drove. These figures refute the claim by ma...
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Why Republican agenda has failedMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again Mr. Steve Toye (Fence Post, Feb. 19) points out a bunch of reasons why the Republican agenda has failed. He needs only to look at the policies that have made ...
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Had enough of Gov. Blagojevich?Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I opened my Daily Herald Feb. 27 and once again found that our beloved governor is in the news. I couldn't help but think back to 2006 when the intrepid Rod, forever in...
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Early voting idea becomes a successMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' chief proponent of early voting, I applaud the Feb. 26 editorial ("Don't rush changes in early voting") for highlighting early voting's successes and pointi...