Cook County Opinion
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Republicans can't have it both waysFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Elsie Zelms writes terrorists can't wait for George Bush to leave office as they haven't been able to successfully attack us since Sept. 11. As I recall, the Sept. 11 h...
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We all should be proud of DurbinFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I debated whether to dignify Robert Laskero's letter of Jan. 18th with a response. Still, I felt I had to speak up against his false characterization of Sen. Richard Du...
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Fix assessed values to match realityFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - It seems the housing bubble has burst with a really big bang. The funny money speculation prices, by which property tax evaluations are pegged, are in steep decline. By...
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Labels galore on illegal immigrationFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I oppose illegal immigration, so that makes me a racist. I want the laws enforced, so that makes me prejudiced. I guess then the ones who want to protect illegal law b...
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Accusations won't intimidate effortsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm writing in response to a recent letter from immigration attorney Shirley Sadjadi. She continues to chastise those of us who are resisting the influx of illegal immi...
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It's time for U.S. to stop foreign aidFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Eighty years ago as a young lad, I remember being told in Sunday School that giving your pennies and nickels (dimes were scare then) to the poor people in Africa was the...
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Playing race card won't work in ElginFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - My first reaction to the article announcing a petition drive for Speak Out Against Prejudice (SOAP), was you must be kidding me. How would a group be so misinformed as t...
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County gun sales measure misguidedFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I read with interest Don Bekelski's letter and let me provide you with some information. The ordinance by Larry Suffredin and William Beavers can't close gun dealers in ...
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Gauge candidates on their recordsFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Presidential candidates are not stupid, but we as voters can be. Rather than just looking at what our politicians are promising, shouldn't we have been checking on what...
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Evolution is only a flawed theoryFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Mr. Michel Lee of Wheeling has a problem with my statement that most Christian, Moslems and Jews believe that man descended from a man called Adam and his, and all other...