Cook County Opinion
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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....
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A simple solution on Social SecurityMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Most experts agree that the Social Security crisis of running out of money can be solved by simply raising the cutoff top income for paying the Social Security tax by a ...
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God's Gym mess provokes questionsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin taxpayers should be concerned. The way the city of Elgin handled the God's Gym issue was predictable. Elgin's elected officials should be required to answer the m...
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Maybe concealed carry solves all illsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I guess from all I am hearing, if the students at Northern Illinois University had been carrying concealed weapons, the killing rampage might not have occurred. Well, pe...
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How do we create effective change?Mar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Change seems to be the catchword of this election year. Having a new president really won't have the effect that most people think. The new president will still have to...
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You can believe in evolution and GodMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Yes, Mr. Ed Smetana (Fence Post, Feb. 6), I do have a problem with your statement that "man descended from a man called Adam and his and all other souls did not evolve, ...
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Please point out Bush compassionMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, George Bush and the Republican leadership have shown the softer side of Compassionate Christian Conservatism again. As part of their economic stimulus package, th...