Cook County Opinion
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American citizens getting squeezedFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - In regards to Ruben Navarrette's article(Feb. 6), "No entitlement to a bailout from a bad gamble on mortgages," how predictable it is that Ruben would get behind the pr...
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Traffic the result if mall is OK'dFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I saw in the Feb. 14th Herald how Long Grove is pondering the Sunset Grove shopping mall at Aptakisic and Route 83. I hope this plan will be shelved until traffic in th...
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Imperative to hold the line on spendingFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - It is impossible to ignore the economic slowdown. At the national level, the candidates for president, leading economists and the media have all joined together in agree...
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We borrow from China for rebatesFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Let me see now, I am just a little slow about these things. I guess if we borrow $180 billion from China and then cut a $600 check for everybody to buy their vote, then ...
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Isolated by demand for special treatmentFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - "Illegals" is a word that describes people in this country illegally. It does not point out a specific race. But it is a strong coincidence that a certain group of peopl...
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Never so proud to be an NIU alumFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I am responding to a letter titled "Where are heroes when we need them?'" I am a proud NIU alumni and parent of a current student. This has been a shocking, surreal and ...
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Mark Kirk deserves to be re-electedFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent New York Times editorial raised some very serious questions about what our country is facing internationally and what the presidential candidates may or may not...
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Soapbox: Elections, all the timeFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A lot of pundits said Barack Obama was getting into the race too early last year. And, we all know how that's turned out so far. Now, the trend seems to be catching on i...
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NIU shootings raise many scary questionsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been sitting here listening to all the news about the NIU shooting. My heart goes out to so many - the victims, their families, the students, the community, the sho...
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Soapbox: Great opportunity for Big HollowFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Big Hollow Elementary District 38 voters supported the district's call to approve the Feb. 5 referendum to inject much-needed cash into its schools. Now, they want to kn...