Cook County Opinion
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Some thoughts about Solanki caseJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I'll make this short and sweet. After reading the article in the Dec. 29 edition of the Herald about the woman afflicted with ALS and listening to the news about Anu Sol...
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Maybe Obama will lead us out of warJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I kinda like Barack Obama. Still, I empathize with those who worry that he may lack the experience to be president. But consider this: When George W. Bush assumed offic...
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Don't encumber our troops' missionJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I am continually perplexed by those who offer platitudes of support for our troops on one hand while they seek to encumber their mission in the field with the other. S...
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Work now to save Arctic animal lifeJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Sadly, the Arctic ice mass is doomed. Even if all the nations of the world immediately implemented emergency programs to curb global warming, it is probably too late to...
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Connect the dots between storiesJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - There are two news stories that Daily Herald readers ought to connect. First, The United Nations General Assembly voted for a global moratorium on the death penalty. ...
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Stevenson threat shouldn't go to trialJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - If Assistant State's Attorney Rod Drobinski persists in prosecuting Jeremie Dalin, 17, and Dalin is sentenced to 15 years in prison upon his conviction for making a terr...
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So much insanity, so little spaceDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Dec. 9: So much insanity to write about and so little space. The Herald's sudden fascination with tithing, Oprah's over-hyped endorsement of Barack Obama, Ruben Navarret...
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Obama should resign from SenateDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - I am incensed. I am calling for the resignation of Barack Obama as senator. Barack Obama was elected as senator but has since spent his time campaigning across the great...
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Why do we give so much foreign aid?Dec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - What is with foreign aid? My problem is this; I lost a lung to cancer and applied for Social Security disability. I was denied. Their excuse: I could still do substantia...
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Study before 'fixing' nation into oblivionDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Nary a day goes by without a media story about the looming global warming crisis. Well, well. Now comes news from the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee th...