Cook County Opinion
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After six years, it's time to end silenceJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Six years ago Jan. 11, the first prisoners arrived at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. And for these last six years, our president and his administration have re...
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The soaring cost of private health careJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - According to BusinessWeek Magazine, hospitals around the country are beginning a campaign of using banks and credit card companies to extract payments from patients with...
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Israel should stop feeling 'picked on'Jan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Judith Carlson's letter (Fence Post, Dec. 26) where she states that "She's had it!" with the world supporting the Palestinians against "teensy, weensy," Israel, had me r...
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Adoption option can be right choiceJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Here is just one more letter on abortion. Many people seem to forget the option of adoption when debating abortion rights. There are so many loving families who want a b...
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Credit Huckabee for up-front approachJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - There's been a fuss raised over Mike Huckabee's airing of a Christmas greeting. Huckabee wished all of America a "magnificent Christmas season," and pointedly referred t...
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Stop the presses!Jan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Warning! Warning! Danger! Danger! Self-promoting, semi-gloating and perhaps less-than-timely column approaching! Nonetheless, I had a bunch of end-of-the-year vacation t...
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The toll authority acts like the mobJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Leslie Boudreau's story sounds like something right out of "The Sopranos." She's getting strong-armed by the Illinois Tollway mafia. First they lure you in with the prom...
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Wood smoke harms the air we breatheJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - We had to wait until 2008, but thank you, Illinois, for going smoke free. What a pleasure it will be to go into any restaurant and enjoy a meal without inhaling that dre...
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Government can work, often doesJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I once made a new acquaintance who became animated when he found out that I am a liberal Democrat. He loudly expressed his disdain for "big government, the nanny governm...
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Series seeks productive actions, not simply another shot at tollwayJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It's easy to disdain the Illinois tollway. Born of the same lie that frequently justifies unpopular government projects -- think local taxes: "Don't worry; this issue do...