Cook County Opinion
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Blagojevich does irreparable damageFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - After a year of embarrassments and bickering, and with only days to go before real transportation problems came into play for working people, Gov. Blagojevich agreed to ...
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Politicians seeking hidden tax hikesFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - My guess, not many. While our Chicago and downstate-Illinois political charlatans have been distracting everyone in the press and the public-at-large with free rides for...
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Toll enforcement must be reformedFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I have to applaud Joe Ryan's recent columns about toll gridlock and the Illinois Tollway being out of control. I have to agree with State Rep. Paul Froehlich, Democrat f...
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Some people seem to hate smokersFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't know where all the people praising the Illinois smoking ban have been, but even before the ban was passed, there were lots of places that were 100 percent smoke ...
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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...