Cook County Opinion
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Candidates must give specific ideasDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Am I the only person in this country still waiting for a presidential candidate to give up some specifics on how he or she will solve the problems that face the nation? ...
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More support for snow shovelingDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - I applaud Mark Stastny's Fence Post on shoveling sidewalks. Last week I was driving on the northwest side of Chicago and an old man was walking in the street with a shop...
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Lessons to learn from Kevin Fox caseDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week in these pages, we told you why we have a policy about not naming suspects before they are charged with a crime. Those suspects may never be charged -- as was ...
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Going beyond the Mitchell ReportDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Kudos to Barry Rozner for his Dec. 14 column "Dough! Mitchell whiffed" about George Mitchell's report on performance enhancing drugs in MLB. Regrettably, Mitchell missed...
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State spending robs Peter to pay PalDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - I continue to read about our non-budget in Illinois and in Cook County and the continued spending by our absentee leader, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the proposed tax incre...
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IHSA should let Herald do its jobDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Michael Murphy's letter on Dec. 20 concerning IHSA only being fiscally responsible: As I understand it, the position the Daily Herald has on the IHSA phot...
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Will we reach across divide or reach back?Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The immigration debate continues at both the local and national level. It is predicted to be one of the key issues in the presidential campaigns in 2008. As we experienc...
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Obama lacks experience for jobDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Barack Obama was sworn in as a Senator Jan. 4, 2005 and Time Magazine designated him "One of the world's most influencial people" less than three months later. Less than...
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Criminality question not hard to answerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Key to the discussion of illegal aliens is the question of criminality. Some would call sneaking into the United States a "victimless crime" and suggest we should allow ...
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In the interest of some peace, try a Disunited States of AmericaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In this season of hope, there is none to be had. The Elgin City Council is insulted that several thousand legal, taxpaying citizens asked them to answer a few questions ...